| November 11, 2010 |
| The following is a collection of pictures from my Veterans Day activities. |
| I think the crowd of around 2500 people (as per the Sheriffs Department) was larger than they expected. |
| As each flag was raised for the Army, Marine, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force the local school choir sang their respective songs. |
| It was a personal honor to be among so many veterans. |
| The larger contributors were honored and given flags that were flown in Iraq. Their contributions ranged from $2000 to $25,000 |
| Additional money was raised through the sale of individual bricks of various sizes for the walkway heading up to the main memorial. |
| All veterans were asked to line up on the walkway leading to the main memorial. We passed the torch from one veteran to the next during the dedication of the new Green Veterans Memorial Park. |
| Kathy Crabtree whose husband was killed in Iraq and Emily Kuglics whose brother was killed in Iraq also, ceremoniously lit the eternal flame. |
| While the whole ceremony ran slightly off schedule. As to be expected our U. S. Air Force did not. At precisely 11:11 two F16's from the 178th Fighter Wing did a flyover at the lowest altitude that I have ever seen. It caught just about everyone by surprise. I still get goose bumps thinking about it. They rocked everyone's socks off! |