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MEMORIAL DAY 2009
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PARADE AND MEMORIAL SERVICES
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MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
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MONDAY MAY 25,
2009
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11:00 A.M.
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POST # 466
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PROCESSION
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MAY 25, 2009
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11:00 A.M.
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| Susquehanna Regional Police Escort |
American Legion Color Guard |
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| Sons of American Legion |
Donegal High School Marching Band |
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| Donegal Alumni Band |
General Reynolds Coronet Band |
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| York Kiltie Band |
Mayor Oliver Overlander, and Rep. David Hickernell |
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| Marietta Pioneer Fire Co |
Maytown / East Donegal Fire Co. |
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| Grand Marshall: Theodore
R. Carey |
Chaplain: Marlin
Dietz |
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| American Legion Commander: John Gohn |
World War II Veterans: John Penyak, Ray Beaston,
Walter Nau, Don Mohr, Richard Smedley, and Roy Simmons. |
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| American Legion #466 Auxiliary |
Marietta Scouts |
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(Cub Scouts, Brownies and Girl Scouts) |
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| M.Y.A.A. ( Team Members ) |
Marietta Lions Club |
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Thunderbirds Motorcycle Club |
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| Susquehanna Valley E.M.S. |
(Essay Contest Winners) |
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THE MARIETTA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE COMMITTEE
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President: Charles Shireman Sr.
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2009 GRAND MARSHALL:
Theodore R. Carey
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Theodore served in the U.S. Air Force from February 1956 to March 1976.
He was an airborne radar operator with the 552nd Early Warning and Control Wing, stationed at McClellan Air Force Base in California.
Carey flew 69 missions in an EC-121 aircraft 50 feet off the water in North Vietnam, providing warnings for attacking forces.
A Columbia native, Carey and his wife; Audrey, have lived in Marietta for 32 years.
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2009 GUEST SPEAKER:
Robert Rummel
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Robert Rummel, an infantry line paratrooper with the 3rd / 18th Infantry attached to the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968.
When leaving Vietnam, the 3rd Battalion was recognized as the most decorated airborne unit during the war.
Rummel was featured in "VFW Magazine"
for fighting in one of the deadliest battles of the Vietnam War.
His infantry company was overrun by a series of human wave attacks
that resulted in a casualty rate of 83 % to his infantry company within 30 minutes.
Rummel and his wife, Donna, lived in Marietta for 20 years and now resides in Bainbridge.
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CEMETARY PROGRAM
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Ceremonies will be held at the Marietta
Gay Street Cemetary
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| MASTER OF CERMONIES: |
Tom McGlynn |
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| INVOCATION: |
Post Chaplin:
Marlin Dietz |
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| PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: |
Commander: John Gohn |
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| INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: |
Tom McGlynn |
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| NATIONAL ANTHEM: |
Josh Harner |
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| OPENING REMARKS: |
Mayor: Oliver Overlander |
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| GUEST SPEAKER: |
Robert Rummel |
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| DISSERTATION: |
Marietta Jaycee Essay Winners |
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| BENEDICTION: |
Post Chaplin:
Marlin Dietz |
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| SALUTE TO ARMS: |
Squadron 466 Sons of American |
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Legion Firing Squad |
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| DECORATION OF GRAVE: |
Post Chaplin:
Marlin Dietz |
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Legion will decorate the grave of the |
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last Marietta veteran who has passed away. |
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| TAPS: |
Donegal High School Marching Band |
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| York Kiltie Band will Play: |
" Amazing Grace " |
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PARADE ROUTE
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Assemble at the rear parking lot of Riverview
Elementary School At 10:00AM
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Proceed down Aaron Street - West on Market
Street to the Square.
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( Flag Raising Ceremony at Square )
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Parade will proceed West on Market Street - North
on Bridge Street - to the Marietta
Cemetary
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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
THIS YEARS SERVICES
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Marietta special police will
be on duty during the Memorial Day Services.
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Please show them your every courtesy.
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A MEMORIAL DAY PRAYER
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They served and fought and died
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so that we might be safe and free
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Grant him, O Lord, eternal peace
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and give them "The Victory"!
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And in these days of unrest
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filled with grave uncertainty,
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Let's not forget the
price they paid
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to keep our country free...
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And, so, on this Memorial Day,
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we offer up a prayer---
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May the people of all Nations
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be united in Thy care,
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And grant us understanding
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and teach us how to live
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So we may lose our selfish pride
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and learn to love and give,
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And keep us ever mindful
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of the fighting men who sleep
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In Arlington and foreign lands,
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so we may ever keep
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The "Light of Freedom" burning
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in their honor through the years,
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And hear their cry for peace on earth
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resounding in our ears---
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Forgive us our transgressions
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and "Oh, God, be with us yet"
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Lest in pride and arrogance
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we heedlessly forget.
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--- Helen Steiner Rice
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