Saturday, March 12, 19 & 26 9:00-11:00am Breakfast with the Veterans Gwinnett Historic Courthouse
Have an interest in military history? Enjoy breakfast with our country’s finest war veterans. Continental breakfast served at 9:00am, film presentation, Q & A session and then a tour of the Veterans Museum. A great, interactive experience for Scout troops! Age 9-up, $12/person; pre-registration required by Thursday prior, call 770.822.5450. Code: GHCH1505
Saturday, May 29th at 10:30 a.m. the City of Duluth, the Sentinels of Freedom and the American Legion post 251 will honor the brave men and women that are serving and have served our country at Bunten Road Park, Field #4.
This is an annual Veterans Memorial Service for Duluth and this year the City has teamed up with the Sentinels of Freedom All Services Softball Tournament. The Softball Tournament will feature teams from the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. For more information about the tournament visit www.sofgwinnett.org.
Join us to honor our Veterans and watch some great competitive softball. It will be a fun day for the entire family! The Memorial Day Service will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. followed by the softball tournament.
Gwinnett County will host the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. The observance will pay tribute to the county’s military veterans and honor two servicemen who were killed in the line of duty this year.
The public is invited to attend this event to thank the men and women who have served honorably in the military, during wartime or peacetime, and to memorialize the fallen heroes who have sacrificed their lives to protect our nation. Board Chairman Charles Bannister and County Administrator Glenn Stephens will lead this year’s ceremony. Honor guard units from the Gwinnett County Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Corrections and Sheriff’s Departments and the Lawrenceville Police Department will also take part in the event. The keynote address will be given by Col. Aubrey Garner, Chief of Operations for the Third Army, based at Fort McPherson.
Two names will be added to the memorial under the Global War on Terrorism heading –1st Sgt. John David Blair and Staff Sgt. Alex French IV. Blair and French were both assigned to the Army National Guard unit in Lawrenceville and were sheriff’s deputies in their respective counties, Gordon and Bibb. Blair was the gunner on an armored vehicle that was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, which resulted in his death on June 20. Blair was credited for saving a fellow soldier’s life during the attack. French was killed on Sept. 30 in Kwhost, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised-explosive device, or IED.
The Veterans Day Ceremony will be televised at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 on TVgwinnett, channel 23 or 25 depending on the cable provider. TVgwinnett programming is also available streaming and on demand at www.tvgwinnett.com.
The Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, located on the grounds of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville, honors all Gwinnett residents who died in the line of duty in military or public service. The memorial opened in 2003 and was built with funds from private donations and Gwinnett County government. For additional information about the memorial, visit www.gwinnettfallenheroes.com.
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