Shasta County Veterans Memorial Service

Thursday ~ May 30, 2013

 Preparing for the wreath laying ceremony.

Greeting fellow military veterans.

Northern Gateway Chorus

sang an Armed Forces Medley,

Oh Beautiful,

and God Bless America.

Presenting the Colors

CA State Senator Maurice Johannesse

served from 1993  ~ 2002.

Governor Gray Davis  also appointed 

him as  Secretary of the 

California Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Maurice is well regarded in the Vet's 

community and was instrumental in

getting the Veteran's cemetery and 

a Veteran's home established here in the 

Northstate.  The Veteran's home will 

open this summer baring any further

budget cuts.

Pledge of Allegiance 

led by Jim Gibson,

 Lieutenant Comander, USN retired.

Also at the podium, David Kehoe

Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

"I pledge allegiance..."

Purple Heart Veterans

Pearl Harbor Survivors

There used to be many more members

to lay the wreath.

Bless our WWII veterans.

Many wreath's were placed 

next to the Veteran's Grove Memorial Stone.

21 Gun Salute

Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard, Post 1934

Closeup of the gun fire.

Snapped the photo at the exactly 

the right moment in time.

 Taps

 Bob Elrick, Bagpiper

Benediction

Pastor Royal Blue,

US Navy Veteran ~ Korean War

~~~

I just wanted to get this up today,

while it's still Memorial Day.

Take care and I'll be back sometime next week.