~ Pellston MI~
(Veterans Memorial located close to the roadway of U.S. 31)
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New Veterans Memorial ~ Dedicated 16 August 2014
15 July 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review
17 June 2013
VETERANS MEMORIAL
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
17 June 2013
17 June 2013
17 June 2013
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17 June 2013
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Alan Schomberger has designed a concept plan for a new memorial site
which is displayed on the above website.
which is displayed on the above website.
A Petoskey News Review article told of the official dedication date for Pellston's new Veterans Memorial on 6 June 2014:
"Pellston village president Jim Gillett said while Pellston has no plans for a D-Day ceremony, its Veterans Memorial is currently under construction and its forms have been poured. The project is expected to continue through the summer, with an official dedication on Saturday, Aug. 16. In conjunction with the dedication, the U.S. Air Force Band will perform the national anthem as well as a two-hour concert following the memorial dedication."
"Pellston village president Jim Gillett said while Pellston has no plans for a D-Day ceremony, its Veterans Memorial is currently under construction and its forms have been poured. The project is expected to continue through the summer, with an official dedication on Saturday, Aug. 16. In conjunction with the dedication, the U.S. Air Force Band will perform the national anthem as well as a two-hour concert following the memorial dedication."
New Veterans Memorial Dedication ~ 16 August 2014
16 August 2014 ~ New Veterans Memorial in Pellston MI
Flags were raised for the U.S., Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and a flag of POW/MIA.
Boy Scouts raised the American Flag.
Boy Scouts raised the American Flag.
16 August 2014 ~ New Veterans Memorial in Pellston MI
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16 August 2014 ~ New Veterans Memorial in Pellston MI
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Photo Below: The Coast Guard Helicopter performed a "Fly-Over"
during the Pellston Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony.
during the Pellston Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony.
16 August 2014 ~ New Veterans Memorial in Pellston MI
16 August 2014 ~ New Veterans Memorial in Pellston MI Dedication Crowd
Patriot Guard Riders "Standing for Those Who Stood for US" ~ 16 August 2014
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Photo Above: The Memorial Dedication included remarks by several invited citizens, including the Pellston Village President Jim Gillett.
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Photo Above: Jim Alton, Emmet County Veterans Affairs Director was also one of the Memorial Dedication speakers.
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Patriot Guard Riders "Standing for Those Who Stood for US" ~ 16 August 2014
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Several speakers acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the many volunteers and donors who made the new Pellston Veterans Memorial a reality. Ray Bonter chronicled those same workers through photographs.
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Honor Guard for the Pellston Veterans Memorial Dedication ~ 16 August 2014
Veterans Memorial Dedication ~ 16 August 2014
Photo Below: The memorial plaque behind the dedication wreathe reads:
"In Remembrance and Honor of All Our Service Men and Women Who Protect Us and Our Freedoms". AND
"There is no Greater Love Than This. That One Lay Down His Life For His Fellow Countrymen".
"In Remembrance and Honor of All Our Service Men and Women Who Protect Us and Our Freedoms". AND
"There is no Greater Love Than This. That One Lay Down His Life For His Fellow Countrymen".
Veterans Memorial Dedication ~ 16 August 2014
The slideshow below presents the various engravings
which encircle the oval interior of the Pellston Veterans Memorial.
which encircle the oval interior of the Pellston Veterans Memorial.
Engraved paver bricks surround the Veterans Memorial, like these bricks
engraved with the names of Pellston's Phelps Family Members who served in the military.
engraved with the names of Pellston's Phelps Family Members who served in the military.
16 August 2014
12 January 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review
After the Pellston Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony,
people enjoyed the music of the U.S. Air Force Band, and the company of each other,
while they ate from cakes decorated for the occasion.
16 August 2014
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U.S. Air Force Band
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U.S. Air Force Band Bus ~ 16 August 2014
Pellston Veterans Memorial Dedication Day Attendee's Car ~ 16 August 2014
Jeff Drier's Obituary Below Stated: "In 2015, Pellston built a Veterans' Memorial, which Jeff actively helped build. He was proud of his service to Pellston and his country."
17 September 2015 ~ Petoskey News Review
