Veterans Day events planned
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7 a.m. - Veterans pick up flags at courthouse to be taken to 32 cemeteries.
7:30 a.m. - Short public ceremony on the Victoria County Courthouse steps before veterans depart for individual cemeteries. Jarrell Sharp, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church, will bless the assembled flags.
10 a.m - City/County Veterans Day Parade, begins at Ben Jordan and North Streets and proceeds along North in front of the community center. Gary Moses will announce the parade.
11 a.m. - Veterans Day Ceremony in front of the community center.
Emcee: Gary Moses
Guest speaker: State Senator Glenn Hager.
Memorial wreaths will be placed nearby.
The Rev. David Berger, associate pastor of Our Lady of Victory, will give invocation and closing prayers.
Music: The Toast of the Coast Barbershop Chorus will sing the national anthem and "God Bless America."
Memorial High School band will also perform.
Mike Martinak will play Taps.
Catholic War Veterans rifle squad will fire 21-gun salute.
Guests are urged to bring their own lawn chairs for seating.
The event is organized by the Victoria County Veterans Council.
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Oorah, Marines, and to all the armed forces... Kick some A**....
November 10, 2009 at 9:47 p.m.Cherry,
Thank you and Happy Birthday to all my fellow Marines - Semper Fi!
November 10, 2009 at 8:25 a.m.I would like to say Happy Birthday to the Marines today.
November 10, 2009 at 8:02 a.m.icantcook... how about the council changing the route to the old parade route of Laurent Street. We just spent millions of dollars cleaning it up and resurfacing it... and now that it is complete, what a nicer road to have it on, and also a more central location. i'm sure that the route was only changed due the the construction downtown on the main streets.
November 10, 2009 at 6:48 a.m.well concerned, where else can one have a parade here, the other routes are all torn up. the christmas parade will take tha trute also.
November 9, 2009 at 10:41 p.m.You are sooooo right, victoriaconcernedcitizen. I can't believe it either! I'm a wife of a Veteran/Sailor that is currently on active duty and I just can't believe that the Victoria County Veterans Council has only limited the parade to one block. This is outragous! I mean with everything that has happened in the last few days (Ft. Hood Shootings) you would think that more would be done to show support for our troops/veterans/POW's/MIA's.
November 9, 2009 at 10:16 p.m.Soooo...let me get this straight. The Veterans Day Parade is one block long, in front of the Community Center Complex? Yawn. Man, we really are proud of our service men and women!
November 9, 2009 at 8:50 p.m.