Memorial Day service reaches milestone

Paul B. Johnson, The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
·2 min read

May 17—HIGH POINT — Nick Ruden had high expectations when he organized his first High Point Memorial Day Service as a teenage high school student.

But Ruden acknowledges his aspirations didn't include marking the 20th anniversary of the event.

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