Armistice Day, 2014

And so we end with today, when we held a re-dedication ceremony on November 11, 2014. 

In many ways, the ceremony was a lot like the one from 1922. 

Captain Wilbur Jones, USNR, presided over the events.   The Reverend Wayne Johnson of Saint Stephen AME church gave the invocation.   Speeches were made by politicians, including Mayor Bill Saffo, County Commissioner Woody White, and U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre.
 
But there were also speeches by historians. I gave a talk about the men whose names are listed on the Memorial. Si Harrington talked about the efforts of the state to commemorate the war.  And Taylor Fain spoke about Woodrow Wilson and the importance of World War I in the history of the United States.




Before the ceremony, Veteran's day, 2014

World War I reenactors

 The crowd before the ceremony

 

 

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