FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — An American hero, Lieutenant Presley O-Bannon, was honored Saturday at the historic Frankfort cemetery.
The ceremony commemorated the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps and the 220th Anniversary of the flag raising in Tripoli.
O-Bannon led a daring marine expedition in 1805, responding to the threat of barbary pirates and securing American freedom.
The event featured a keynote address by Major General Jerry Humble, a wreath-laying ceremony, and the renewal of Military oaths.
