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Patriot Day Salute
September 11, 2020
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Celebrate Patriot Day Online
Today, The Historic Trust and its partners are offering a video ceremony commemorating the people who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, and from the crash of Flight 93 at Shanksville, Pennsylvania 19 years ago. While we cannot gather in large groups at this time, please click the video above to view the ceremony in full.
You can also catch the ceremony on CVTV at 10am on channel 23 and 1pm on channel 21 today, September 11.
Ceremony Program
WELCOME – Colonel Larry J. Smith, (Ret.) USA, Co-Chairman, Community Military
Appreciation Committee (CMAC)
POSTING THE COLORS – Vancouver Fire Department Honor Guard
NATIONAL ANTHEM – Corporal Rey Reynolds, Vancouver Police Department
INVOCATION – Chaplain Peter Schrater, Vancouver Fire Department
REMEMBRANCE – Colonel Larry J. Smith, (Ret.) USA, Co-Chairman, Community Military
Appreciation Committee (CMAC)
REMARKS –
- David Pearson, President, The Historic Trust
- Tony Johnson, Davidson & Associates Insurance
- Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Vancouver Mayor
- Assistant Chief Mike Lester, Vancouver Police Department
- Division Chief, Tom O’Connor, Vancouver Fire Department
GOD BLESS AMERICA – Corporal Rey Reynolds, Vancouver Police Department
THE DARK ISLAND – Gustav Baur, Portland Police Highland Guard
PRESENTATION OF WREATH – Colonel Michael Burton, (Ret.) USA, Co-Chairman, Community Military
Appreciation Committee (CMAC)
FINAL ALARM – Vancouver Fire Department Honor Guard
RIFLE SALUTE – VFW Post 7824
TAPS – VFW Post 7824
RELEASE OF DOVES – Jadia Ward, Bright Eyes Doves Release
BENEDICTION – Chaplain Peter Schrater, Vancouver Fire Department
RETIRE THE COLORS – Vancouver Fire Department Honor Guard
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