George Burnham is pictured conducting the first service
photo by Lynne Burnham Hadvizjak
The Salvation Army continues a decades old tradition with an Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga.
Those attending should arrive around 6:30 a.m. The service will begin at 7:02 a.m.
The late George Burnham from the News Free Press started the National Cemetery service in the 50s. The exact date is not known.
The public is invited.
Mr. Burnham covered Billy Graham in the 50s for the Free Press. Mr. Burnham wrote several books on Mr. Graham's crusades.
George Burnham on the Betterton Bridge overlooking the National Cemetery on Baily Avenue
photo by Lynne Burnham Hadvizjak