16th Annual Veterans Honor Service

16th Annual Veterans Honor Service

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

User-submitted story by Sheila G. Faire

16th Annual Veteran's Honor Service, Sunday, Nov 8th at 11 am at First Pentecostal Church 3054 Lexington Ave, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

The service consists of several components including music by the FPC Praise Team and soloist Craig Mitchell, speeches, tributes and patriotic 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 WWI to the present, all connected to members of FPC in some way. There will be a Roll Call of Honor given as part of the service including these Veterans. The campus will feature the FPC Avenue of Flags. Each flag honors a US service member or branch of service.

Master Sergeant Theodore Jackson, U.S. Marines, Retired is the speaker for this year's honor service. MSgt Jackson served in the Marines for over twenty (20) years from 1971 until 1992. He served his country in the Vietnam War and the Desert Storm Victory in the liberation of Kuwait.

In 1972 he served with the last Marine Corps units to leave Vietnam. He has taught history at Camp Lejeune, NC. In 1976 at MCB Camp Pendleton CA. he worked with the refugees of South Vietnam. He has served two (2) tours of duty to Japan the last in 1985.

MSgt Jackson is a lifetime member of the VFW Post 5691, an active Patriotic Speaker.

Don't miss this excellent opportunity to honor our Veterans.