Veteran's Day

On November 11, 1918, at 11:00 A.M. the armistice was signed ending  "The War to End All Wars". At 11:00 A.M. on November 11, 1998 veterans from all over the county joined together to remember those who served our country and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The courthouse ceremonies included Taps, a wreath laying ceremony, guest speaker First Lieutenant Jeffrey Price, Commander of the 300th Chemical Company and the annual Veterans Day Parade through downtown Morgantown. 
"It is through ceremonies such as these, that we and the American people will never forget the many sacrifices of military men and women past present and in the future." remarked Jason Atkins when asked about the significance of the events here and across the nation.

Later that day, about 20 members of the post gathered to form the Color Guard and marching unit  to lead the parade down High Street. Included in this years parade were the entire Corps of Cadets from the West Virginia University Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, units from the county Volunteer Fire Departments, high and middle school bands, and military vehicles from the 300th Chemical Company (United States Army Reserve) and Battery B, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery, including an M109A5 self propelled howitzer.

Other veterans Day ceremonies were held at the Creative Arts Center and the mast of the battleship  USS West Virginia  in front of the West Virginia University Mountainlair.  "It is such a fine thing to see the University honor Veterans Day with ceremonies after so many years of neglecting to even recognize the sacrifices made by these men and women." said WVU graduate and Junior Vice Commander Edward Luzadder about  ceremonies held at the University.


Pearl Harbor Day

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt began his speech to Congress with those words, words which drew us into the Second World  War both in Europe and in the Far East.
It was December 7, 1998, 57 years after  that fateful day, sailors from the nuclear submarine USS West Virginia, veterans and members of the community gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The ceremony, held at the mast of the battleship USS West Virginia (a ship sunk at Pearl Harbor), consisted of patriotic songs, a wreath laying, and Taps. West Virginia University President David Hardesty was the guest speaker for the event, with members of the WVU Army and Air Force ROTC Corps of Cadets providing the firing detail for this years ceremonies.
Members of the crew of the USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) attending the ceremony were, EMC/SS Chief Eugene K. Deaton, MM2/SS T.F. Shuhart, MT2/SS William McInerney, STS3/SS Jason Casteel, ETSN/SS Ira Holowell, MS2/SS Lewis G. Slaughter.

"It is such a fine thing these men have done by coming to Morgantown to pay tribute to those who went before them and sacrificed so much for their country." said Comrade John Horne of the men of the USS West Virginia.

A lunchon was held at the Post Home following the ceremony
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"It is through ceremonies such as these, that we and the American people will never forget the many sacrifices of military men and women past present and in the future."

Comrade Mike Donovan preparing to brave the rain before the annual Monongalia County Veterans Day Parade.


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