Memorial Tree Honors Fallen UMHS Vietnam Veteran
A memorial tree dedication for fallen Vietnam Veteran and Upper Moreland High School Class of 1961 graduate Capt. Bill Ahlum was led by his brother Dr. Lee Ahlum and State Representative Tom Murt.
A Magnolia Saucer tree stands alone, newly planted outside the Upper Moreland High School Building. Underneath its growing branches is a lone marker that reads: “In Loving Memory of Cpt William J. Ahlum U.S. Army Class of 1961” “Decades from now, when people ask why a tree was dedicated to Captain William J. Ahlum, we will tell them, ‘Like a tree, Bill Ahlum represented great strength,’” State Representative Tom Murt (PA-152) said on Oct. 21. “Only, he protected people who longed to be free.” Murt addressed over 30 individuals, gathered outside the high school to witness the memorial tree dedication of William Ahlum, a class of 1961 graduate, who died while serving in Vietnam. Murt, along with William Ahlum’s brother, Dr. Leon Ahlum, …
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