What is going on over at the Veterans Memorial Park of America? I’ve got a better question: What is not going on over at the Veterans Memorial Park of America? There is a lot happening.
The whole month of May will be busy with our Field of Flags waving and welcoming people as they go by.
The Veterans Benefits Administration will onsite on May 8 and May 22. Anyone with questions or needs assistance with VA Benefits please call Randy at 910.840.5207 and make an appointment. The VBA will be at the Veterans Memorial Park of America every month on the second and fourth Fridays. These events with the VBA have been very beneficial for our veterans and their families.
Saturday, May 9 we will participate in services honoring WWII Sailor William Burns, who was lost during the D-Day invasion. He will be laid to rest at Chadbourn Memorial at 11 a.m. Welcome home, Sailor, welcome home.
We will be having our Memorial Day and Annual Veterans Luncheon on Friday May 22 at 11a.m. All are invited. Veterans’ meals are free and guest are asked to make a donation of $10. We ask that everyone call and RSVP.
Saturday June 13 we hosting our first ever National Women Veterans Day Recognition Breakfast Program at 9 a.m. All female veterans are encouraged to RSVP and come enjoy your day. Immediately following we will have a Flag Retirement Ceremony.
We will celebrating BIG this year for America’s 250th. To kick off celebrating our Nations 250th Birthday, we will be having “America’s 250th Celebration” Parade on Saturday, June 27 in Tabor City. Lineup will be at 8 a.m. and the parade starts at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to register and participate. We are asking for a donation of $25 to participate in the parade.
There will be a Wreath Laying Ceremony immediately following the parade at the Garrell Depot. On Tuesday, June 30 we will Paint the Night Patriotic at the Veterans Memorial Park at 6:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets will be sold to come out and paint the night patriotic.
On Thursday, July 2 we will have our Colonial Independence Encounter at 6:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park. A limited number of tickets will be sold for this colonial dinner.
Then on the big day – July 4 – starting at 9 a.m., at the Veterans Memorial Park, we will have an opening ceremony. We will have entertainment, vendors, kids corner, educational section, 250th Student Art/Essay display, we will be honoring men and women that have served this nation, with information on local heroes, and much more till 3 p.m. We will bury a time capsule at the Bell Tower at noon. Anyone interested in participating as vendors, historians or sponsors reserve your spots for these historical, once in a lifetime, events.
We are working to get more programs for our veterans and their families each and every day.
So as you can see the best question is, what is not going on at the Veterans Memorial Park of America?
