AFTER OVER A YEAR OF PLANNING, PREPARING AND RAISING FUNDS, AMERICAN LEGION POST 0230, HAWTHORNE, FLORIDA REALIZED ITS DREAM OF ERECTING A VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT, DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING.
OVER 200 GUEST & DIGNITARIES GATHERED FOR THE DEDICATION. THE POST COLOR GUARD POSTED THE NEW COLORS AND RETIRED THE OLD COLORS. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY BY POST MEMBER KEN ALLEN'S DAUGHTERS. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID AND THE BUGLER PLAYED TAPS.
THE MC WAS MR.JIM LYNCH, DIRECTOR, ALACHUA COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES, MR. BOB GASCHE, USMC, PURPLE HEART @ IWO JIMA WAS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER (LIVING HISTORY) AND CORPORAL DWAYNE DEWEY, USMC, MEDAL OF HONOR, KOREA WAS OUR GUEST OF HONOR.
AFTER THE DEDICATION MEMBERS OF POST 0230 LADIES AUXILIARY SERVED REFRESHMENTS.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR POST.
FOR GOD & COUNTRY
