Three services will be held in Donley County next week to honor the services of local veterans.
The first service will be a Veterans Day Candlelight Vigil at Clarendon College on Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center.
Dr. John Howard, M.D., OIF Veteran will be the guest speaker.
This program will honor veterans of all wars, and everyone in the community is invited to attend.
The program is sponsored by the Clarendon College One Book One College Committee.
The second program will be held on Tuesday, November 10, at noon in the Bronco Gym and hosted by Clarendon Elementary.
Veterans will be recognized with a special message and presentation and will then be treated to a meal prepared by the Clarendon High School family and consumer sciences class.
The Adamson-Lane Post 287 of the American Legion in Hedley will hold the third service of the week at the Rowe Cemetery in Hedley on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009, at 10 a.m.
The post members will place flags on the graves of 217 veterans buried in that cemetery. The flags will be left there through November 10 and 11 in honor of those departed comrades that have served this country.
The program will be conducted by the members of the American Legion. The Veteran’s Day address will be by Legion Commander Barry D. Schoenhal of Darrouzett. Barry is Past Commander of District 18 American Legion, and Past Adjutant of District 18, and now serves as Commander of Division 4 of the Texas American Legion.
The program will include the ceremony honoring those missing in action or still a prisoner of war. The program will conclude with the playing of Taps.
Hedley ISD will honor the veterans following the services with a meal and Veteran’s Day program.
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