The PGR has been asked to support this Community Celebration of Flag Day and Veterans Memorial Park event. We will do a "Ride-In" to the event with scheduled arrival at 10:30 AM. Route will be short and slow, so please fly large flags if you have them.
After our arrival, we will participate in the ceremonies outlined below, and form a Flag Line as part of the Photo OP.
Date: 14 June 2008
RC: Steve Mozian - "Slinky"
Staging: 10:00 AM, Texaco, 307 Andrew Jackson Way (just North of Five Points), Huntsville, AL
Flag Day Ceremony
The Veterans Memorial Park is about to undergo a historical change with construction for the Madison County Veterans Memorial. Part of scenes which will accompany the Memorial as it is built and becomes a historical monument is the park before the construction begins. We plan to create that scene on Flag Day of 2008 as we invite all Active Military, Veterans, and Patriotic Citizens to participate in a community wide Flag Day event. We invite all Veterans and actively serving to wear their uniform. Medals on civilian clothes are encouraged. As part of that program, we will do a Veterans Memorial fund raising event open to the entire community. We plan to have re-enactors representing various wars, cannons, static displays, flag presentations, and music.
Timeline
9:00 Proclamation to the flag
Raising of the flag – with bugler
POC: 151st Army Band
9:30 Announcement of writing and drawing contest winners
10:00 Announcement of Statue models – David Carney
11:00 National Anthem – 151st Army Band
Pledge – SGT Everett Carter
Invocation – SGT Tom Dunn
Proclamation – Mayor Spencer
“What the Flag Means to Me” – Boy Scout contest winner
Veteran’s Memorial – Bill Stender
America – 151st Army Band
Key Note Speaker – Bob Drolet
God Bless America – 151st Army Band
11:30 Photo OP with giant American Flag for all Active Duty, veterans, and community supporters
Event Emcee – Jeff Owen
Woody Anderson – hot dogs & snow cones |