Blessing of Veteran's Monument at St. Mary Cathedral

The Veteran’s monument

On Veteran’s Day, November 11, the student body of St. Mary Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau participated in the blessing and dedication of the Veteran’s Memorial recently placed near the school gym doors. Fr. Allan Saunders performed the blessing. St. Mary’s parishioner Tom Meyer and his wife, Mary donated the Veteran’s Monument to honor all of the veterans from St. Mary Cathedral parish in Cape Girardeau. Tom Meyer, Realtor/owner of Meyer Realty of Cape Girardeau, is a veteran of the Viet Nam war and was active in the Seabees. He brought a jeep that was used by the Seabees during the Viet Nam war that he restored along to the ceremony for the school children to see. Many St. Mary’s parishioners as well as the school children attended the ceremony including Tom Meyer’s sister, Beth McFerron also with Meyer Realty.

Mary Meyer, Tom Meyer and Beth McFerron listen during the blessing of the Veteran’s Monument

Students at St. Mary Cathedral school sing during the blessing of the Veteran’s Monument

Beth McFerron, Tom Meyer, Mary Meyer and Fr. Allan Saunders at the blessing of the Veteran’s Monument

Tom Meyer explains what the Jeep meant to the war in Viet Nam to the Pre-K students of St. Mary Cathedral School.