Family and friends of Lt. Col. Cephus Lee Roupe packed the New Freeport Fire Hall for the ceremony dedicating the bridge over State Route 18 over Fish Creek in Freeport Township as the Lieutenant Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe Memorial Bridge.

Family and friends of Lt. Col. Cephus Lee Roupe packed the New Freeport Fire Hall for the ceremony dedicating the bridge over State Route 18 over Fish Creek in Freeport Township as the Lieutenant Colonel Cephus Lee Roupe Memorial Bridge.

Col. Kyle Campbell, commander of the Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, shares a story about our local hero, Lt. Col. Cephus Lee Roupe.

I join members of the Roupe family for the bridge dedication

The Waynesburg American Legion Post 330 honor guard helped to make the ceremony unforgettable.

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) David Rubenstein and I discuss the brilliant career of Lt. Col Roupe.

Family and friends of Lt. Col. Cephus Lee Roupe packed the New Freeport Fire Hall for the ceremony.

The colonel’s sacrifices and service put him in the ranks of a true patriot, and the generations ahead should be reminded of what he did for each and every one of us in service to our nation.