A bouquet of flowers is left at the Waxhaw Military Wall of Honor on November 11, 2018.
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On November 11, 2018 at 1 pm, the Town of Waxhaw honored American servicemen and women with a ceremony at the Military Wall of Honor. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. Emceed by Anthony J. Parker, Union County Veterans Services Officer, this years ceremony included a presentation of the colors but the Composite Squadron of the Waxhaws MER-NC-300, Brentwood Richardson singing the National Anthem, the Waxhaw Cub Scout Pack 53 leading the Pledge of Allegiance, an Invocation by Bill Connell, Waxhaw Police Department Chaplain, Guest Speaker Aaron Barney USMC, and Edna Drakeford and her volunteers presenting Quilts of Valor. A bagpipe player also stopped by to play several songs in honor of our Veterans.
While the ceremony was held later than normal this year to accommodate Sunday morning conflicts, there was a large crowd gathered to commemorate the original Armistice Day. Tents and chairs were provided by the Town of Waxhaw with the overflow sitting on the sidewalk and personal chairs. Drakeford and her volunteers have now presented 112 Quilts of Valor to local veterans and they are starting quilts for more veterans to be presented at the Memorial Day Ceremony 2019. They are accepting nominations as well as donations and volunteers to help create the quilts.
Active and retired service members stand at attention on Veterans Day on November 11, 2018. This honor guard will maintain a vigil all day to honor those who have and are serving.The colors are presented by the Composite Squadron of the Waxhaws MER-NC-300.Waxhaw Cub Scout Pack 53 and other Boy Scouts salute the flag during the singing of the National Anthem at Waxhaw’s Veterans Day Ceremony.Brentwood Richardson sings the National Anthem while the honor guard and emcee, Anthony J Parker, Union County Veterans Services Officer, salute the flag.A memorial wreath is placed at Waxhaw’s Military Wall of Honor at the 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony.Bill Connell, Waxhaw Police Department Chaplain, provided the Invocation at the 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony in Waxhaw.Colors of the military branches are presented while the service members from that branch stand at the Veterans Day Ceremony.Guest Speaker Sergeant Aaron Barney USMC addresses the crowd at the Town of Waxhaw’s Veterans Day Ceremony.Edna Drakeford, creator of the Waxhaw Chapter of the Quilts of Valor, reads recipients of this ceremony’s Quilts.Volunteers of Waxhaw’s chapter of Quilts of Valor prepare to distribute the quilts to this year’s recipients.Sgt James Huntley is presented with a Quilt of Valor in remembrance of his service.A bouquet of flowers is left at the Waxhaw Military Wall of Honor on November 11, 2018.The Quilt of Valor volunteers and recipients pose together at the end of the Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2018.Emcee, Anthony J Parker, Union County Veterans Services Office, poses with the Composite Squadron of the Waxhaws MER-NC-300 at the Town of Waxhaw’s Veterans Day 2018 Ceremony.Seth, Angela Morrow, Johnny helms, Debra Mayes (Helms’ sister), and Phyllis Helms (Helm’s Sister-In-Law) pose with the Quilt of Valor he recieved at 2018’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Helm’s served in the Vietnam War from ’67 to ’68 including both Tet Offensives.Bagpipe player, James Geske, was driving home from another ceremony when he saw Waxhaw’s Veterans Day Ceremony in progress. He stopped to play several songs in honor of the veterans.The Shabot family, Dennis, Marcelina, and Sophia, attended the 2018 Veterans Ceremony in Waxhaw. Dennis’s dad is a veteran and they “love that Waxhaw honors our service members and veterans. We come to the Memorial Day Ceremony as well.”
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