LauraMarie-Hope Weidman Pays Her Respects Bay City Elks Lodge #88 Annual Flag Day Ceremony
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The Bay City Elks Lodge paid its respect to Flag Day, with a formal ceremony in Veterans Memorial Park, along the river in Bay City, MI, on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 5pm.
Dignitaries, veterans and guests came to honor the observance of Flag Day and an ice cream social was held immediately after in the Walleye For Warriors tent, also located in the Veterans Park.
Walleye For Warriors offers approximately 240 Veterans an opportunity to get out on the bay fishing and goes June 14th and 15th, 2014.
Bay City Elks Exalted Ruler, Virgil Brown welcomes guests
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The Bay City Elks Officers
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The Veterans Color Guard stands ready for their entrance
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The Veterans Color Guard bring in the flags
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Boy Scouts of America-Troop #150 helped with the ceremony
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Veterans from several different decades came to pay their respects
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Past Exalted Ruler, George Lynch, addresses the crowd and provides information
on how the flag came to be in existence
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Veterans Memorial Park honors the brave souls in this country
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Harbor Sounds Choir sang a patriotic medley of songs
and accompanied Judge Tim Kelly during the Star Spangled Banner
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State Representative, Charles Brunner expresses his appreciation of being in attendance
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State Representative, Charles Brunner during his speech,
as guests and volunteers of the Walleye For Warrior event look on
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Senator Mike Green attended and spoke at the Flag Ceremony
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The Veterans Color Guard at ease
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Walleye For Warriors fishing event was also held the
same weekend as the Flag Ceremony
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PER says:
On June 16, 2014
at 10:26 AM
Thank you Diane, your coverage is much appreciate, and your pictures are amazing, love the one of the little girl
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