PARTICIPATE IN A
NOVEMBER 11 VETERANS DAY EVENT AT THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH PARK & SPORTS
COMPLEX
You are invited to
participate in a Veterans Day Service at Veterans Plaza at the North Myrtle
Beach Park & Sports Complex on Monday, November 11. The event begins at
11:00 a.m.
Hosts for this event are
American Legion Post 186 and VFW Post 10804.
Special guests include
Grand Strand Blue Star Mothers, who send care packages to troops overseas and
help local veterans, and, North Myrtle Beach Cub Scout Pack 800, whose members
will honor veterans.
The event will include
posting of colors by the American Legion Honor Guard, the National Anthem, and
an opening prayer.
The posting of service
flags by VFW 10804 will include flags representing the Army, Marines, Navy, Air
Force and Coast Guard.
The guest speaker is
Christopher N. Vandenberg, a retired Chief Master Sergeant serving in the Air
Force from April 1984 until retirement from active duty in June 2011. His
assignments were wide-ranging.
During his 27 years of
service, he traveled to every state and 16 countries. Assigned to the Pentagon
and surrounding agencies for 17 years, he served as Non-Commissioned Officer in
Charge of Policy & Legislative Initiatives, and Non-Commissioned Officer in
Charge of War Planning during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and other
anti-terrorism initiatives.
The presentation of
wreaths includes red for strength, white for purity and blue for eternity.
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