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Memorial Day - '11
Annual observance set for Monday at Averitt Center
MEMORIAL Day
Statesboro artist Roxie Remley, retired captain with the Women’s Army Corps who fought in World War II, will speak Monday during the annual Memorial Day program at the Averitt Center for the Arts.Memorial Day is a time of “remembrance and respect for those who fought and were killed (in military duty) since the Revolutionary War,” she said.The program, organized by program chairman and American Legion Post 90 Commander Dan Foglio, begins at 11 a.m. Monday.After the opening ceremony, Post Chaplain Charlie Williams will give the opening prayer. Member Jimmie Alderman will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and Nick Flott, who graduated from Southeast Bulloch High Saturday, will perform the National Anthem.Foglio said veteran Cliff Holt, USNR, will serve as master of ceremonies. Statesboro Arts Council President Dawn Oliver will welcome guests to the Averitt Center, he said.Jan Anderson, regent with the Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.Post 90 member Don Poe will read ““The Final Inspection,” followed by a speech by member Joe Bill Brannon on “Remembering the Fallen.”
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