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Brevard Veterans

Memorial Center, Inc. and

Brevard Veterans

Council

BENEFACTORS

           Our sincere "Thanks" to the following individuals and businesses that have made contributions to our projects.

“Atta Boys”    

 

 

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

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.