PHOTOS: Billy Wayne Machen Memorial dedication
- Jordan Green
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Billy Wayne Machen, an Upshur County native, was the first U.S. Navy SEAL killed during the Vietnam War.
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Audiences listen as聽Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Steve Dean speaks Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
The Gilmer High School Band performs the national anthem聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People stand to honor the American and Texas flags聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 93rd Bomb Squadron based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport flies Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 93rd Bomb Squadron based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport flies Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A U.S. Navy veteran wears a hat聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Audiences listen as聽Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller holds a letter from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
State Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant,聽speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A U.S. Army veteran listens聽to a speaker Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Audiences listen to speakers聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Reece DeWoody, district director for Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Quitman, speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People listen to speakers聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler, holds a document showing that the story of Billy Wayne Machen has been added to the Congressional Record聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler, speaks Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler, speaks聽Oct. 17 during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler, speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Gilmer High School football coach Alan Metzel speaks聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Steve Dean speaks Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Members of the Machen family stand next to a replica of a Texas historical marker honoring Billy Wayne Machen Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Members of the Machen family stand Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Military veterans hold the U.S. Navy SEAL flag聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People take pictures of a Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter as it takes off聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Navy veteran Dennis Ingrim and his wife, Sylvia, watch a Bell UH-1 性视界传媒淗uey性视界传媒 helicopter as it takes off Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter takes off聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter takes off聽Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter flies during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People watch two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Upshur County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy David Hazel and Pct. 1 County Commissioner Gene Dolle watch two World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Sam Machen talks while two聽World War II North American T-6 Texans fly during the dedication ceremony Thursday for the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People look at the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer following a dedication ceremony Thursday. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People look at the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer following a dedication ceremony Thursday. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
People look at the聽Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer following a dedication ceremony Thursday. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
U.S. Navy Reserve officers Ronnie Frost and Adam Sandifer pose for a portrait at the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer following a dedication ceremony Thursday. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Steve Dean, left, hugs Sam Machen, son of U.S. Navy SEAL Billy Wayne Machen, on Thursday during a dedication ceremony for the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park in Gilmer. (Jordan Green/性视界传媒 Photo)
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On Thursday, Upshur County residents, elected officials and Machen family members dedicated the Camp Billy Machen Memorial Park and watched military aircraft fly through the sky as part of an accompanying air show.