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Troop Support
Bevan,
Mary - Melbourne
Ettinger, Bette - Rockledge
Howard, John - Merritt Island
Kaufmann,
John - Merritt Island
LaQuinta Hotel
-
Cocoa Beach
Lorenzini,
Kurt & Susan
(dba Regal Custom
Painting Inc.)
-
Melbourne
Mercer, Rebecca
- Merritt Island
Noble,
Sandy
(Samaritan’s Closet) - Merritt Island
Norman, Ray
- Merritt Island
Summa, Lisa
- Cocoa Beach
Sun & Skin Care Research (Ocean Potion) - Cocoa
Walsh,
Ed -
Rockledge
Our
Special “Thanks” to Wal-Mart for donating two skids of Popsicles to be
shipped to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Special “Thanks” to “Smoke Rings”
Cigar Store in the
Merritt Square Mall for donating a large quantity of cigars
to be shipped to
a unit in Afghanistan.
Veterans Memorial Center – Gen. Fund
Howkins,
Jim -
Cocoa Beach
Merritt Island Elks
Lodge #2650
STAND DOWN
Awe,
Richard
- Melbourne
VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER – LIBRARY
Howard,
John
- Merritt Island
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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
Our Special “Thanks” to the following who helped
make our First Annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony a Special Day:
The Veterans Memorial Center Color Guard and Rifle
Team, under the leadership of Bill Kowalczyk; Kenn Huffman, Bill Vaginois,
Pat Clendenning, and George Stringfellow;
Kevin Lloyd, Assistant Store Manager of the Cocoa WalMart
who sang the National Anthem; Chris McCombs, who plays Taps; Jeff Watson, who
played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes; and Col. Danny McKnight, US Army
(Ret.), who was our Guest Speaker.
Our “Thanks” also go to the Vietnam and All
Veterans of Brevard Organization for the use of their sound system, and
“Extra Thanks” to Ralph Eurasso for monitoring the
system.
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“Thanks” to the Brevard Veterans Council
Chairman, Skip Bateman, and Veterans Memorial Center President, Maurice Meisner. Also, “Thanks” to the Ladies
who worked in the Kitchen and to Maurice & Emma Meisner for providing the
pastries.
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Our
Special “Thanks” to Col. Nathan “Nate” Thomas,
US Army (Ret) for going up in a sheriff’s helicopter and taking aerial shots
of the Memorial Plaza. Also, our
“Thanks” to the
Sheriff’s Dept.
for their
services. These
pictures are on our
website for viewing.
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