Tribune photo by Aaron Piper/ Katherine Burnside of Freetown, right, talks about the importance of veterans while Peggy Rucker of Surprise holds a photo of Jake Taylor, a veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966. Taylor died in June and was an active member of several county festival committees. The Freetown July Festival Committee has named Taylor the posthumous parade marshall of this years Freetown July Festival Parade.