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JULY 4, 2009 - The Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Rochester Downtown Alliance
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Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial Committee
Presents
The Traveling
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
At The
Downtown Peace Plaza
1st Ave and 1st St SW Rochester, MN.
  
The Memorial, along with a caisson will arrive at noon Friday
and be on display until noon on Sunday, Day & Night, Rain or Shine
July 4th – 4:00 pm Program
Including Wreath Laying and guest speaker from The Old Guard
Here Rests
In Honored Glory
An American Soldier
Known But To God
A Very Special Thank You to our sponsors:
Ken Zubay Sr. - DOUBLETREE Hotel - Hilton Garden Inn - Perkins Restaurants of Rochester
J P Zubay City Market - Kahler Grand Hotel - Michaels Restaurant - Pannekoeken Restaurants
Throndson Oil & LP Co. - MN Patriot Guard - American Legion Post 92 - VFW Post 1215
Rochester Police and Fire Dept. - Olmsted County Sheriff’s Dept. - Rochester Park Dept.
MN State Patrol - Perkins Restaurants of Rochester
Elks Lodge 1091 - Renning’s Flowers -
Macken Funeral Home
and all who volunteered to make this event happen.
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> > > > > > PAVERS ARE AVAILABLE < < < < < <
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Anyone who served honorable, or is serving, in the US Armed Forces or its Allies from the Revolutionary War to the present time is eligible.
Anyone wishing to honor a Veteran by placing a paver at the
Veterans Memorial may do so now.
(examples of current Walkway Pavers at the Memorial)
For more information - see: Purchase a Paver
or Call: Scott Eggert at 507 536 3333
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American Memorials in Western Europe
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May 22, 2009: Rod Lee at Longfellow School
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Rod Lee holding a jar of money collected for Honor Flight
from kids at Longfellow School.
They collected a total of $382.00 in a jar that weighed about 30 pounds.
Great Work - Thank You
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February 5, 2009: THANK YOU to Peoples Cooperative Services
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On Thursday, February 5, 2009 – Kathy Sveen, Operation Round Up® Board Chair presented a donation to SE Minnesota Honor Flight.
Operation Round Up® funds are generated through voluntary rounding up of cooperative members’ electric bills
to the nearest dollar. These tax deductible donations are placed into a trust fund, governed by a separate Board of Trustees. Program participation has grown from 1,180 accounts to currently over 14,500 accounts. Monthly contributions on an individual account could be anywhere from one cent to nine-ninety cents. Small change making a big difference.
A Board of Trustees comprised of seven People’s Cooperative members provides oversight to the Operation Round Up® program. Program funds are held separately from People’s finances. An increase in participation means an increase in contributions, amounting in more funding available.
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Pete Mathias (L) and Ted Adams (R) representing SE MN Honor Flight
receiving the donation from Kathy Sveen, Operation Round Up® Chair |
Our thanks and appreciation to
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People's Cooperative
Services |
for your support to the SE Minnesota Honor Flight
( view press release ) 70KB pdf file |
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February 5, 2009: Scott Eggert presents check to Mayor Ardell Brede
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Scott Eggert, director of Shorewood Senior Campus and member of Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial, presents a $22,838.94 check to Mayor Ardell Brede to cover maintenance costs of the Veterans Memorial for 2008.
The maintenance fund had a large investment shortfall in 2008 so there were no earnings to cover the costs. The continuing support of the Memorial through donations and the sale of additional pavers, which Scott is in charge of, enabled the committee to pick up the expense for last year.
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(L to R) Scott Eggert presenting check to Mayor Ardell Brede |
Pavers can be purchased, with installation planned for late summer of 2009, by contacting
Scott Eggert at 507 536 3333
For more information - see: Purchase a Paver
Thank you for your support of the Memorial
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Pastor Phil Shaw receives the Mayor's Medal of Honor December 9 2008.
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Pastor Phil Shaw of New Life Worship Center, our partner in Veterans programs, receives the Mayor's Medal of Honor on December 9 2008.
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Pastor Phil Shaw at the Mayor's Medal of Honor ceremony |
Pastor Phil Shaw and his wife Faith |
Pastor Shaw and Mayor Ardell Brede |
We congratulate Pastor Shaw and thank him for all the work and support he and his Church give for our Veterans.
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NEW Patriotic CD NOW AVAILABLE - LOCAL ARTISTS
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Patriotic CD consisting of twenty five songs performed by local artists:
Tom Overlie, Cynthia Dario Good, Raul Jalmasco,
Carla Thelen Hanson, Erik Rohde, Bruce Rohde and Jane Belau.
(click on cover image above for more information)
$18.75 plus 3.25 shipping.
Make check payable to Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial and mail to
201 4th St SE Rm 150
Rochester, MN 55904
Or, this special CD can be purchased at the following locations:
Throndson Oil
the Mayo Gift store in the Gonda Building
the gift shop at Charter House
The Christian Book and Gift
St. Marys Hospital gift shop
The Dove
and
Christof Bookcenter at Autumn Ridge Church
Thank you for your support
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THANK YOU to the J.A.Wedum Foundation for their support to Honor Flight.
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Scott Eggert of Shorewood Senior Campus and Kathleen Hanson of J.A. Wedum Foundation present checks for $34,123.00 and $5,000.00 to Harry Kerr of the Honor Flight.
The check is a result of J.A.Wedum Foundation matching funds that Scott Eggert and the Shorewood Senior Campus staff raised during a fund raiser in September.
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(L to R) Harry Kerr,
Ted Adams,
Kathleen Hansen,
Pete Mathias |
Ted Adams,
Pete Mathias,
Kathleen Hansen
THANK YOU! |
Scott Eggert,
Mike Gould,
Kathleen Hansen,
Harry Kerr |
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