Agenda 05-13-13 Veterans Council Summer and fall Newsletter
May 8 City Commission City Hall before 10 AM
People From Valencia Point will be on hand to discuss Flagpoles
May 24 Decorate the Graves 8:30 bring some people we never
know for sure about the School Children Beverages on hand
MEMORIAL DAY MAY 26, 2PM AT CEMETERY.WOOLBRIGHT BLVD fie.cc
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June 6, Unveiling of US ARMY Memorial highlighting the
Normandie Beaches and French Medal Ceremony 11 AM at Park
FLAG DAY JUNE 14 AT 10 AM SHORT SERVICE
FLAG DAY JUME 14 POST 164 TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED
No meetings planned for summer as of right now.
September 11 City Commission Meeting City Hall 10 AM
October 23 unveiling of the US NAVY MEMORIAL and the 69th
Anniversay of the greatest naval battle in history LEYTE GULF.
NOVEMBER 11 VETERANS DAY and the unveiling of the Memorial
to the UNKNOWN SOLDIER. It arrived at Arlington national
Cemeterty on that date 1921. The 92 Anniversary, we also have a
Flag that we received from a Veteran who is UNKOWN!!
We only have about 40 bricks left do not be left out, Please!!!
For info call Tom 561- 276 -1796 or Stan 561 - 499 -6277
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1. ti` The City of Boynton Beach and the Boynton Veterans are
pleased to announce the Annual Memorial Day
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; WE URGE ALL COLOR GUARDS TO ATTEND WITH US.
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M 8:30 A.M. on may 24 at the Cemetery. Please call us.
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American Legion Posts 164 & 288.....Disabled American Veterans 152
Jewish War Veterans Post 440.....Korean War Veterans Chapter 17
Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 5338 & 10150.....sons of the American Legion Post 164
The Palm Beach Post
April 25, 2013
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Late vet's flag joins others at cemetery
Valencia Pointe Men's
Club member donates = '`
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flagpole, Harvey Shiner was
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surprised at how big it was. I ..
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2003, the flag had stayed, rit- .. �
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Florida National Cemetery {
1 west of Boynton Beach, on a / - *
' pole that Harvey Shiner do- ` '
nated to the cemetery in his South Florida National Cemetery Director Kirk Leopard (from left), Art
father's name. Gelven and Dave Orkin, both of the Valencia Pointe Men's Club, raise
Shiner, a retired textile an American flag at the military cemetery west of Boynton Beach on
and construction executive, Thursday. Harvey Shiner, a member of the men's club, donated the
is a member of the subur flag that was used at the burial of his father, Hy, an Army veteran. ,,Aa
ban Boynton Beach Valen- coeoNADO PALM BEACH POST
cia Pointe Men's Club, 300
strong, which has now donat-
ed 16 flagpoles to the Avenue parison, since he previously sevelt decreed that no man
of Flags at the military cem- headed a veterans cemetery with children had to serve in
etery. in San Diego, which boasts the military.
The men's club - which the largest veteran popula- Harvey was 7 and his
supports a number of vet- tion in the country. brother was 2. Fortunate -
erans activities. including The flags, including Shin - ly for his family, Hy Shiner
! monthly Bingo games, hospi- I er's, are ceremonially raised was stationed in Florida, not r
tal visits, clothing and food on Memorial Day, lndepen- overseas, until World War 11
drives - pays for the flag- dence Day, Veterans Day ended.
poles, $250 each, through and during "Wreaths Across Shiner gazed up at the big
fundraisers and out of its America" in December. flag with satisfaction.
treasury. Shiner's father, Hy, was "My dad's flag will always
"They're hugely patriot- drafted into the Army in fly on that flagpole," he said.
is and supportive," said Cem- 1945, shortly before the war __ _
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etery rector Kirk Leopard, ended and just one week be- , loconnor @pbpq,st.con � _
who halk. a good basis for com- fore President Franklin Roo- Twitter: @lonat