Veterans Memorial Day Celebrations In Oconee 5/29-30-31/10

Posted By on May 31, 2010

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Remembering Our Fallen Loved Ones

Oconee County. The Oconee Veterans Memorial Foundation planned a short ceremonial program at the Veterans Park on Hwy 53 with Congressman Paul Broun as the guest speaker and the laying of wreaths at the foot of the black granite monument. Rain moved in just about 15 minutes before the 2 pm start, rained for 30 minutes, causing the event to be cancelled.

Bogart, GA. The long weekend is being celebrated for Veterans Day in many of the surrounding counties. In Bogart, GA, they will celebrate a silent tribute for a long week beginning the Wednesday before Memorial day and lasting until the following Wednesday to allow those who wish to drop by and pay their homage to our fallen veterans at their Field of Crosses.

Oconee County. Dory’s Outside Furniture in Watkinsville sponsored a 4-hour gathering to

Bogart Veterans Memorial Field - 2010

 celebrate life and show support for the families and friends of fallen and serving military sons and daughters at her Outlet in the Oconee Industrial Park. The Daughters of the American Revolution co-sponsored the event which was complete with food, music, games, door prizes, a cake-walk and a raffle for gift baskets.

Entertainment featured a 16-year old singer, Emily McCannon from Bishop, Georgia who thrilled the crowd with contemporary and traditional country songs.

Madison County. Near Colbert in Madison County off U S Hwy 29 south of Danielsville, a display of 20 black Plexiglas panels bearing the names of Viet Nam Veterans, Sept 11 victims, and Desert Storm Veterans was erected at the campout. The group in charge of the display are from Florida and they have been road traveling with it for about 25 years with names being added every year. The group hopes that the traveling tribute is visited by family members and friends and will help them to bring closure for their loved ones.

First Annual Veterans Celebration - DAR

Clarke County. Memorial Park in Clarke County will host the annual Memorial Day in Memorial Park. Park activities for the day include concessions, inflatables, face painting, music and more. The Memorial Park pool will be open Memorial Day weekend from 1-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Admission to the pool is $1 per person. The Celebration is free.

Barrow County. Winder, GA in Barrow County encourages folks to engage in activities that will benefit or pay tribute to some Veteran, such as: -Fly the flag at half-staff from dawn until noon, local time.
-Participate in a national “moment of remembrance,” which occurs at 3PM, Washington DC time. -Place flags on the graves of war dead. -Visit or volunteer at your local Winder VA hospital [find your closest one here]; you might also want to investigate VA Voluntary Service, which organizes volunteers to help care for wounded vets.

Happy Veterans Memorial Day

In a new rose garden-graced location in Rose Hill, the City of Winder has placed a new flag pole and markers for each of the wars in which Barrow Countians lost their lives while serving on active duty. New and larger American flags fly over each of the white crosses placed in memory of each of those soldiers. At the ceremony, buddy poppies will be handed out by ladies of the VFW auxiliary. Donations to the VFW Buddy Poppy program supports veterans’ welfare and well-being of their dependents.
Many traditional observances are held on Memorial Day including visits to cemeteries and memorials across the country. Volunteers often place American flags on the graves of fallen veterans.

Washington, DC. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m., with the President generally visiting Arlington National Cemetery. This year, Vice President and Mrs. Joe Biden will represent the White House. Flags around the country are also flown at half-mast from dawn until noon as an honor to lost heroes.

Washington, DC. Some 250,000 bikers called the “Rolling Thunder” are now rolling into Washington to stop at Independence Square to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, 2010.

Memorial Day – originally called “Decoration Day” – unofficially began in 1865 as a way to honor fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. In fact, because of lingering resentment over the war, many Southern states did not observe the holiday until after World War I (they opted for their own Confederate Memorial Day). Memorial Day has since become an occasion to honor fallen soldiers from all wars.

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As of July 2010, I have reached 76 years. I retired in 2004 and have been enjoying my retirement by getting involved in community activities. I am an active member of the Keep Oconee Clean & Beautiful which I founded with the help of the Oconee BOC in 1992. Also a member of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador), OCAF, the Veterans Memorial Foundation and the local Oconee GOP. In 2007, I was appointed by the BOC Chairman, Melvin Davis as a member of the CSB - Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and last year was voted as the Chairman of that 16-member Community Service Board. Am also the owner of the Web site - a Positive Vision of Oconee County - started in 2004. I began attending government and community events and took photos of the meetings to compliment my articles on the Web site. Since then, I have collected over 40,000 photos. I guess you could call me the roving community photographer. I enjoy meeting people and helping where I can be of help. I am married to Mac McDaniel and have 2 very talented children, Dan and Cindy. I try to stay abreast of happenings in the County and outside the county that if they are relative to Oconee residents so as to record these happenings for posterity. My Photos will be given to the Oconee Library for all to access and enjoy for years to come when I am no longer able to use them.

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