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Vigil implores, 'Stop the hate'

| 14 Aug 2017 | 04:29
    Lizzy Stine with Gene Schneider at Sunday's vigil. Schneider, 90, is a World II veteran who "spoke eloquently (many were in tears) about fighting the Nazis then and being ready to do so again today," said Mayor Sean Strub, who provided this photo to the Courier.
    Lizzy Stine with Gene Schneider at Sunday's vigil. Schneider, 90, is a World II veteran who "spoke eloquently (many were in tears) about fighting the Nazis then and being ready to do so again today," said Mayor Sean Strub, who provided this photo to the Courier.
    Photo of the vigil provided by Ed Gragert
    Photo of the vigil provided by Ed Gragert
    Photo by Linda Fields
    Photo by Linda Fields
    Photo of the vigil provided by Ed Gragert
    Photo of the vigil provided by Ed Gragert

A vigil to "Stop the Hate/Remember Heather Heyer" was held in front of the Pike County Courthouse in Milford Sunday evening. The vigil was open to anyone who wanted to stand unified against the bigotry and hatred expressed in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists gathered on Saturday for a “Unite the Right” march. A car rammed through a group of counterprotesters, killing Heather D. Heyer, 32, and injuring 19 others. Two state troopers, Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke M. M. Bates, also died that day, when their helicopter monitoring the demonstrations crashed. (Photo by Linda Fields)