2011 Annual Mt. Pulaski Memorial Day

Donations are being sought to repair, up-date, correct:

the old Mt. Pulaski High School Military
Servicemen Honor Roll Board
[Names of all students who have attended Mt. Pulaski High School
& served in the Armed Forces]

175th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon
of Mt. Pulaski American Legion Ryman-Fuiten Post 447 [est. 1920]
11:00 - 2:00
following Memorial Day Services at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery
and following Memorial Day Services at Steenbergen Cemetery

for all Veterans, their families and friends

   Mount Pulaski Cemetery - 10:00 am on Veteran's Memorial bluff - North Side of town
                                                            [Inclement Weather:  Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall]

                                                            Sound System:  Jack Gasaway

Raising of the Flag:  Ralph Beccue: Past Commander, American Legion Post 447  
National Anthem:  Mt. Pulaski HS - JHS Band, Director: Mr. David Helm  
Post the Colors:  Mt. Pulaski American Legion Post 447, Mt. Pulaski VFW Post 777, Mt. Pulaski SAL Squadron 447  
Welcome:  Phil Bertoni, Commander:  Mt. Pulaski American Legion Post 447  
Invocation: Fr. Tom Shaw, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church  
Speaker:  Jim Fuhrer, Mayor of Mt. Pulaski  
Patriotic Music: Mt. Pulaski HS - JHS Band, Director: Mr. David Helm  
Presentation of Flowers: Children, assisted by Ralph Beccue & Joe Lucas  
Laying of Wreaths: Mt. Pulaski veterans units, City of Mt. Pulaski, various civic organizations, Mt. Pulaski Boy Scout Troop 122, Mt. Pulaski Girl Scout Troop 1070, Mt. Pulaski Cub Scout Troop  
Speaker: Colonel Paul Fanning - US Army  
Reading of Recently Departed Veterans: Phil Bertoni, Commander: Mt. Pulaski American Legion Post 447
                                                                              		 
Benediction: Fr. Tom Shaw, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church  
Salute to Fallen Comrades:  American Legion Post 447, VFW Post 777 & SAL Squadron 447 Flag &
                                                      Rifle Honor Guard - Honor Guard Commander Bob McCue		  

  175th Anniversary Luncheon - at Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall following Mt. Pulaski Cemetery Services 

  3:00 pm  Civil War Band - Courthouse Bandstand
 

Vonderleith Living Center - 11:10 am
         Visit: Living Center Armed Forces Veterans and their families
        Prayer: Rev. David Hofer, St. John's Lutheran Church

Steenbergen Cemetery & Chapel - 11:30 am - 3 mi south of Mt. Pulaski via Illiopolis Blacktop - "Bo Jacks" road
                                                                                                      west 1/2 mi. off of Illiopolis Blacktop

Raising of the Flag:  Mt. Pulaski VFW Post 777
National Anthem:  Mt. Pulaski HS - JHS Band, Director: Mr. David Helm
Welcome: Lt. Col. Joe Lucas, Ret., Chaplain & former Commander: Mt. Pulaski American Legion Post 447
 Invocation:Fr. Tom Shaw, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Chapel Piano & Patriotic Songs: John Buckles
 Speaker: Colonel Paul Fanning - US Army
Benediction: Fr. Tom Shaw, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

Salute to Fallen Comrades:  American Legion Post 447, VFW Post 777 & SAL Squadron 447 Flag &
                                                     Rifle Honor Guard Salute - Honor Guard Commander Bob McCue

  125th Anniversary Luncheon - at Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall following Steenbergen Services        
       AVENUE OF FLAGS:  12 ft. flags each designated and marked with a name of a veteran buried in this
                                                         cemetery (Revolutionary War to present) - along pathways throughout the cemetery

3:00 pm  Civil War Band - Courthouse Bandstand

 

Previous Memorial Day Ceremonies
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