Dummerston Traditional Memorial Day 2017
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PROGRAM OF EVENTS DUMMERSTON EVENING STAR GRANGE HALL
Rev. Shawn BraceBridge, Pianist
Master of Ceremonies - Chuck Fish
Brattleboro Post 5 American Legion Band..........6:30 - 7:00pm
Director: Ray Brown Bill Wessel, Mgr.
PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS.............VFW Post 1034 & Auxiliary Color Guard
OPENING PRAYER............E. David Wright, Chaplin of Brattleboro American Legion & VFW
NATIONAL ANTHEM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
WELCOME............Larry Lynch Jr., Master of Evening Star Grange
POEM: "PRAYER TO THE SOLDIER".............Larry Lynch jr.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
RECOGNITION OF FORMER P.O.W.'s
POEM: "I Was a P.O.W. " ( a P.O.W.'s pledge of allegiance )
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING
POEM: "Flanders Fields"................recited by Cameron Mattews
RECOGNITION OF ALL VETERANS.................Larry Lynch jr.
ARMED FORCES SALUTE..............The American Legion Band
GRAND OLD FLAG.............The American Legion Band, VFW & Auxiliary Color Guard
GUEST SPEAKER..............SSgt. Herbert Meckle, U.S.Army ( Served two tours in Afganistan )
LORD OF NATIONS
POEM: "Never Forgotten" ...................Margaret Evans
MOMENT OF SILENCE
TAPS
CLOSING PRAYER..............Rev. Shawn Bracebridge, Pastor of Dummerston Congregational Church
RETIREMENT OF THE COLORS...................VFW & Auxiliary Color Guard
GOD BLESS AMERICA..................The American Legion Band et all
Evening Star Grange takes this opportunity to thank our Chairman Emeritus, Margaret Evans and her husband Bob, for their tireless effort to make this program happen each year. Without Margaret's hours on the telephone, her uncanny knowledge of who could do what, and how things should come together, this program would never happen. We love them dearly.
We wish to thank all who helped to make this evening an enjoyable one. Special thanks to the Brattleboro American Legion Band., VFW Color Guard and Auxiliary, Master of Ceremonies Chuck Fish, our speakers and musicians, and everyone else who helped in any way. Thanks to all of you for comming. We hope that you enjoyed the program.
( POST-PRODUCTION NOTE TO THIS VIDEO: IN MEMORIAM: Ray Brown Jr., Conductor of The Brattleboro American Legion Band passed away six weeks after Memorial Day 2017. Rest In Peace, Ray. )