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Saturday ceremony to honor veterans
A noon ceremony honoring all local veterans is planned at the Courthouse fountain on Saturday, Nov. 10.
County Manager and U.S. Air Force veteran Ken Westmoreland will be the guest speaker, and a resolution will be read by Commissioners’ Chairman Brian McMahan that will designate the fountain, located in front of the old county Courthouse, as “Veterans Fountain.”
A new monument will be placed in the fountain area with the inscription “Jackson County dedicated this memorial to all veterans living and deceased, who honorably served their country that freedom may reign.”
The ceremony will also feature singing by Kim Shuler, and Sylva Mayor Brenda Oliver will present the Veteran’s wreath to the Rev. Walter Middleton, a former prisoner of war who survived the infamous Bataan Death March.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the commissioners’ boardroom at the Justice Center.
For more information, contact Russ Bauer at the Jackson County veterans office at 637-2294. According to Bauer, Jackson County is home to more than 3,700 veterans.
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