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Marietta Metro Celebrates Veterans

Last month, the Rotary Club of Marietta Metro hosted a special Tribute to Veterans at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta. The free event was hosted by Senior Pastor Joe Evans who gave the invocation. The program celebrated the contributions of all veterans, past and present.

Chris Stokes, Club President, served as Master of Ceremonies. The Lassiter-Kell-Pope Navy Junior ROTC presented the colors. Marietta Metro Rotarian and WW II Navy veteran Bob Brown lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

The First Presbyterian Church Choir and The Church Street Brass provided patriotic music, including “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “The Star Spangled Banner” and the “Armed Services Medley.”

Branches of the military were individually honored when their service anthems were played. The program included a special introduction to Veterans Day by Army veteran and Rotarian Dr. Robert Harper and an observance of the Missing Man Table by Navy veteran and Rotarian Bob Thomas.

The guest of honor was Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense, introduced by Rotary Club Past President Buck Buchanan. Maj. Gen. Carden’s remarks focused on thanking veterans who stand in the gap every single day and have continued to do so between tyranny and freedom.

Posted by Rene Lanier
November 29, 2023

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