15th Annual Veteran's Honor Service, Sunday, Nov 9th at 11 am at First Pentecostal Church 3054 Lexington Ave, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
The service consists of several components including music, speeches, tributes and displays. There will be honored guests from several participating military service support groups, including the SAR, DAR, VFW, American Legion, DAV, Patriot Guard Riders and the Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge. There will be a tribute to the branches of service by Trumpeter Larry Herron[Army], a Flag Line by the Patriot Guard Riders, an antique military vehicle display by the SEMO Military Vehicles Group and an M.I.A. Tribute and Flag Ceremony presented by American Legion Post 63.
The church is decorated with an extensive picture/profile exhibition including over 90 military personnel from the Revolutionary War to the present, all connected to members of FPC in some way. The campus will feature the FPC Avenue of Flags. Each flag honors a US service member or branch of service.
Dr. Daniel Blash is the speaker for this year's honor service. Dr. Blash is a decorated Dessert Storm Army Veteran who speaks extensively in the US and foreign countries on, among other topics, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Neuropsychology of Peace. He is the Pastor of Fresh Anointing United Pentecostal Church, St Louis, MO and is the founder and Clinical Director of Blash Counseling Associates.
Don't miss this excellent opportunity to honor our Veterans.
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