- Date
- 2002-11-11
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionmilitaryheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island veterans were honored at Holy Cross Church at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. About thirty adults and the students from the nearby school attended; the program included the Pledge of Allegiance, Phil Gregg’s recitation of The Ragged Old Flag, and Bob Hoogendorn playing Taps.
Evidence limits
The article documents the reported ceremony and participants, not a complete roster of veterans or a recording of the program.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Remembrance Day.”Reports a ceremony at Holy Cross Church attended by about thirty people and schoolchildren, including the Pledge of Allegiance, Phil Gregg’s recitation of The Ragged Old Flag, and Bob Hoogendorn playing Taps. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island veterans are honored at a November 11, 2002 ceremony”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-veterans-remembrance-day-ceremony-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Remembrance Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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