The Bulloch County Memorial Day service, coordinated by the American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90, will return to the Emma Kelly Theater this year. The last two years the service has been held at the Bulloch County Veterans of All Wars Memorial monument which is located in front of the Bulloch County Judicial annex on Siebald Street in Downtown Statesboro.
The Memorial Day service will begin at 10:30 am with thirty minutes of music by local musician Robert Cottle. The program will begin at 11 am in the Emma Kelly Theater, located at 33 East Main Street in Statesboro.
See below for the complete program for the service.
Marine First Lieutenant Cody Wooley, who is a Marine recruiter with the 6th Marine Corps Recruiting District in Columbia, S.C., will present the keynote address.
The program is open to the public and Grice Connect will live stream the program on our Facebook page. It will also be available in the follow up story on Grice Connect's website.
Entertainment by Robert Cottle (Begins at 10:30 a.m.)
Flags Posted ( Bulloch County Sheriff’s Dept)
Welcome (Dexter Allen Post 90 Commander)……………………………………Lonnie Ellis
Opening Prayer (Post Chaplain)………………………………………………………….Barbara Thames
Pledge of Allegiance (Post Sr. Vice Commander)……………………..Charles “Skip” Campbell
Welcome to Averitt Center…………………………………………………………………Rahn Hutcheson
National Anthem………………………………………………………………………………..
General John A Logan’s General Order 11 (Memorial Day Order)………SSGT Langland, Branden (Army Recruiter)
In Flanders Field ………………………………………………SSGT Adrian M. Gray, (Army Recruiter)
Entombing of Fallen Veterans of Bulloch County
WW1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….Sean Mclaughlin
WW2 (Atlantic Theatre) ………………………………………………………………………..Bill Adams
WW2 (Pacific Theatre) ………………………………………………………………………….Gary Martin
Korean War……………………………………………………………………………………………John Daube
Vietnam War…………………………………………………………………………………………Randy Brigman
Iraq/Afghanistan…………………………………………SSG Adolpho Chavero, (Marine Recruiter)
Introduction of Speaker…………………………………………………………………………..Lonnie D. Ellis
Speaker…………………………………………………………………………………………….1Lt. Cody Wooley
Presentation of Gift………………………………………………………………………………….Lonnie D. Ellis
Closing Prayer…………………………………………………………………………………….Barbara Thames