Ceremony Planned for Alabama Veterans Memorial Park

BIRMINGHAM AL- The Patriotic Ceremony will begin at 1:30 in the Memorial Plaza.  In honor of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I (1914), this ceremony will focus on Alabama's involvement in the war. Colonel Robert Lewis Howard will be honored posthumously with a Medal of Honor plaque placed on the columns in the Memorial Plaza.

Col. Howard was a Medal of Honor recipient who at the time of his death, December 2009, was believed to be the most-decorated living American soldier. Howard, who grew up in Opelika, Alabama, enlisted in the Army in 1956 at the age of 17 and retired as a full Colonel in 1992.

 

After intermission, visitors will reassemble at 2:45pm in the American Flag Plaza for the StepStone Ceremony.  Each StepStone is a 4X8 brick paver that has been engraved with the veteran's name, rank and branch of service and has been installed for permanent viewing under the American Flag.
FMI: http://www.alabamaveterans.org/#!services1/coen ,
More about Col Howard see: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rlhoward.htm

Veterans Patriotic Tribute 2013
Sunday, November 10th, 2013
Alabama Veterans Memorial Park
I-459, take Exit 23
1:30PM - 4PM