County will hold veterans festivities
WAYNESBURG – Parades and programs honoring county veterans will highlight the activities commemorating Veterans Day throughout Greene County. The following information was compiled by the Greene County Veterans Affairs Office.
• The Greene County Veterans Day Parade, sponsored by the Veterans Council of Greene County, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in Waynesburg.
The parade line-up will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church on West Church Street.
The parade will proceed down High Street to the courthouse. World War II veteran John “Buzz” Walters, who served with the U.S. Marine Corps, will be the parade marshal. Walters from Rogersville is a member of the James T. Maxon American Legion Post 992 in Mt. Morris.
A program will be held on the courthouse steps following the parade. Patrick Finch and Bill DeWeese will serve as masters of ceremony. The guest speaker will be retired U.S. Marine Col. Michael H. Belding.
The National Anthem will be sung by the 2015 Miss Rain Day Claire Kreider. Participating in the program will be the honor guard formed by members of the James L. Farrell American Legion Post 330 American Legion and the Waynesburg VFW Post 4793.
Immediately following the program, food and refreshments will be provided by the James L. Farrell Post 330 ladies auxiliary.
• The Veterans Day Parade in Jefferson, sponsored by the Filer-Sadlek American Legion Post 954, will be held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Parade participants will assemble at Jefferson Senior Center. The parade will proceed to Jefferson-Morgan High School, stopping in front of the American Legion post where an honor guard will honor departed comrades with a 21-gun salute.
The program, in the high school auditorium, will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The speaker will be Lt. Col. S. Scott Fowler, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a C-130 pilot stationed in South Carolina.
Following the program, Post 954 will conduct a Post Everlasting Ceremony, memorializing seven members of the post who have died since last Veterans Day.
• The Carmichaels American Legion Post 400 will hold a service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the post home with a 21-gun salute to departing comrades.
The program will continue inside the post home with retired U.S. Army Capt. John Brown as speaker. A luncheon will follow for all in attendance.
• The Rogersville United Methodist Church will hold a special service for Veterans Day at 11:15 a.m. Sunday Nov. 15 at the church at 102 Church St., Rogersville. The service will be part of the Sunday morning worship led by Pastor Cynthia Deter.
All veterans in attendance will be recognized for their service to our country. A luncheon will follow the service.