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11.12.2018 Monday Column - Veterans Day Edition

11/12/2018

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In today’s column:
  • Recap: Veterans Day 2018 - 100th Anniversary Of Armistice Day
  • Tuesday: School Board Regular & Special Meetings  
  • Toledo High School Sports: November 2018
  • Fundraiser: Annual Poinsettia Sale ​

Veterans Day at Toledo Wall of Honor
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March of the Flags - Scouts of Troop & Pack 324, Girl Scout Troop 41251, & young volunteers

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Welcome - Wendy Carolan, US Army & WAC veteran
Flag salute  

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National Anthem - Christopher Van Vleck  

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Opening Prayer - Pastor Josh Gillett

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Why the Wall? - Jeff Philbrook, Toledo Lions Club  
Recognition of Veterans by service branch, by war era(s) served
479 bricks commemorating service members past & present, back to Civil War era

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Reading - Dale Dyer, US Navy Veteran
Reflection on 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
WWI veterans of Toledo, framed photo montage donation by Toledo Historical Society

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America The Beautiful, Christopher Van Vleck

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Reading by Randy Pennington, US Army veteran  
Statistics & misconceptions on Viet Nam-era veterans  

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Speech, Ron Averill, Retired US Army colonel  
Veterans organizations highlighting high school recruitment, vocational & educational training
Contributions of veterans & veterans organizations in the community

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POW / MIA memorial, Taps by chorus of all gathered at The Wall, 11 November 2018

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​Thanks, closing, and announcements

Closing Prayer by Pastor Josh Gillett

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Special Thanks:
  • Veterans  
  • American Legion Post 101 & VFW Post 3409   
  • Toledo Lions Club  
  • Cyndi Philbrook Farmers Agency   
  • Scouts of Troop & Pack 324    Girl Scouts of Troop 41251
  • Local volunteer cookie makers   

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Monday: Veterans Day Closures & Notes   

Closures
  • Federal, State, County & Municipal Offices
  • Toledo Post Office
  • Toledo City Hall
  • Toledo Senior Center
  • Timberland Bank (all branches)
  • Toledo Schools & District Office*
  • *NOVEMBER 12 @ THS -
Boys basketball practice  7:00 am
Girls basketball practice 4:00 pm   
Wrestling practice 3:30 pm @ Winlock Elementary

Note: The Other Toledo will also be closed to observe Veterans Day today.

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11.12.2018 Veterans Day Without My Uncle Bill  

This year I will miss joining My Uncle Bill at his usual church-sponsored Veterans Dinner, where active and retired members of all service branches were recognised for their sacrifices with flag ceremonies, entertainment, and personal contributions.

I will miss his humorous observations and hilarious stories about his experiences as a radio operator during the Korean conflict, once narrowly missing a sniper’s shot while in an airstrip tower.

I will miss his rendition of “We’re Going Home” and his oft-recited Kipling, memorized while he awaited his transport home, tucked into a library for hours.

I will miss his detailed descriptions of military aircraft, artillery and firearms, his recall perfect as he would point out any museum artifact, photograph or craft.

I will miss our trips to Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies, his uniform starched and pressed, shoes and medals polished, freshly barbered countenance solemn as jets flew overheard, 21-gun salutes carried out, colors returned, standing at attention in oppressive heat or freezing rain.

I will miss our lunches out, his straight-backed military stride and choreographed swift dart to hold the door for me, pull out my chair, sitting only after I was seated.
I will miss his enjoyment of one rare beer with his meal because he had a driver.
I will miss his well-rehearsed wisecracks with the waitresses, his ever-present pocket calculator extracted when the bill arrived to check the math and compute a precise tip.

I will miss his admonition each time we parted, whispered into my ear as he gave me a hug & a kiss, recognizing my own precarious health as well as his own: “Don’t you go dying on me - I’m the one who’s supposed to go first.”

And how miraculously I kept that promise to him.

I will miss my Uncle Bill this year.

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Tuesday:
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