Memorial Day Ceremony

Sunday May 28, 10:30 at the HPCC Gazebo Parade Immediately Following

‍Grand Marshal:  Eugene Haekel

• Eugene served from 1946-1966
• First Sergeant
• served at the tail end of WWII in Germany
• was in the Korean War and Vietnam working on Nuclear missiles
• was stationed in Korea and Japan
• retired in 1966

Chief of Staff:  Ned Martin

• Ned served in the Army October 1967 -1970
• Stationed in Ft. Dix, Ft. Benjamin Harris, then to Ft. Riley
• Sent off Easter Sunday 1969 to Vietnam
• Worked in central accounting and Finance until 1970
• Rank: Sgt E -5

Honored Veteran:  George MacLemen

• U.S Marine Corps1972 - 1974
• Marine Corps Reserves 1974-1978
• Defense information School of Journalism
• Stationed at camp Lejeune where he served as a sports editor for the Lejeune Globe
• Memorial Day Committee Member who is being Honored posthumously

Keynote speaker:  Dr. Perry Opin

• Branch:  Army Dental Corp. 1962 - 1964
• Capacity:  Dentistry- Orthodontia, oral surgery, root canals, dental exams for the boys going overseas to Vietnam
• Stationed - Ft. Benning, Georgia