Tribute to America will honor patriots of Catoosa, Walker counties
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On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. at the the Benton Place campus on Old Mill Road in Ringgold, there will be an American flag retirement ceremony, a candlelight prayer service for the troops, and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School marching band will provide patriotic music. Catoosa and Walker counties will honor a Veteran of the Year and a Patriotic Citizen of the Year. A community service volunteer will also be honored. For more information, call Susan Tankersley at 423-227-6006 (Walker County) and Yvonne Morgan at 423-645-1800 (Catoosa County). Volunteers, from left, are Keith Greene, Susan Tankersley, Mark Fletcher, Yvonne Morgan and Tracy Breon.
The event will honor a veteran, a patriotic citizen of the year and a volunteer community service person or organization from Catoosa and Walker counties.
An American flag retirement ceremony will be presented by area Boy Scouts and the American Flag Company. Afterwards, there will be a candlelight prayer service for those currently in the military.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School will provide patriotic music during the event.
Yvonne Morgan of the Foundation board said the annual event came to light because the board could not find any surrounding communities that honored a veteran of the year.
A citizens and veterans memorial sponsored by the board is currently under constant construction at the Benton Place campus. As a fundraiser, bricks in honor of a veteran or citizen can be purchased for $40.
Morgan said the event is very formal, with no speaking during the flag retirement ceremony.
“When you leave, you’re going to be a different person,” Morgan said.
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