[Editor's Note: George Hibbs, U.S. Vietnam War, Veteran, has been chosen as the Parade Marshal for the 2018 Memorial Day Parade in Hawley, set for Sunday, May 27 at 1 p.m. Eight years ago, George was interviewed by Steve McConnell, who was reporter at that time at The Wayne Independent, wrote the following story about Hibbs and his service for the country. The story originally appeared May 23, 2009. Some added information, not in the original story, follows.]
