22 – 15 24 August 2022
Sounding Taps
CPT (Ret) Joseph P Carpe
https://www.brownefuneralchapel.com/memorials/joseph–carpe/5000049/index.php#details
(Courtesy of Pete Paradise)
MSG (Ret) James Macdonald
https://www.toomeyobrien.com/obituary/James-MacDonaldJr
MSG (Ret) James Macdonald passed away 18 Oct 21. At the time, the family was not sure about when they would schedule a memorial service, The service is: Saturday, August 27,4:30 – 8 pm at 349 Kings Highway, West Springfield, MA. Rain date is Sunday, August 28, same times and location. (Courtesy of John Godburn)
“Mansions of the Lord,” a beautiful 8 minute video. This is the link to the video on Youtube. (Provided courtesy of COL (Ret) Chuck Schluter.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2BbVZ2LEc#action=share
Ceremony saluting our fallen Retirees:
The highlight of our Retiree picnic each year is honoring the Retirees who have died in the past year. The ceremony opens with our National Anthem, followed by the reading of the roster of those who have passed and concludes with the playing of Taps.
If you know of a Retiree who has passed who is not on the roster, get back, and we’ll make sure they are included in the next ceremony. Also, if you feel it is appropriate feel free to forward this to any survivors you might be in contact with.
Singing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Singing The Star Spangled Banner are SGT Luke Powers (left) and SSG Thomas Linevitch (right) from the 102d Army Band
A roster of the fallen is read by COL (Ret) Mike Casey
Amponsah, Kwaku SPC Barr, David C MAJ
Bastido, David CW4 Berube, Eugene A SGM
Blackstone, Carl A MAJ Blair, Robert W
Brimlow, Richard D SSG Carpe, Joseph P CPT
Chall, Eunice A Chapman, Donald R CPT
Clancy, Matthew J MSG Cowles, Maryann W
Creswell, Luther F Delgado, Frederick SGT
DeLorenzo, Anthony Donahue, William C
Folan III, John F Gaskell, Donald W “Scurry”
Gothburg, Erik MAJ Golab, Arthur M
Grindle, Wayne Hayes, Brian P SSG
Hedling, Burton C Hill, Wayne E SPC
Hitchcock, William L Hostler, William “Bill” F
Hughes, James MAJ Insalaco, Peter B
Johnson, Michael SPC Kuras, Chester A LTC
Landry, Robert J LaRochelle, Andre L
LeMay, Lucille S Mahon, Kenneth BG
MacDonald, James L SFC McDonough Sr, William H
Meeker, Andrew SSG Misenti, Joseph C
Morline, Francis “Frank” Morris, Craig K SMSGT
Parrish, John L Pendleton Sr, Thomas SFC
Platt, Frederick H Pouliot, Joseph N BG
Quagliaroli, Gerald “Quags” MSGT Renaud, Ronald, A
Reynolds, Guy C SFC Robertson, Diggory D MAJ
Robinson, Donald W Schneider, Alan E SSG
Smith, Ryan SPC Spector, Kenneth M
Spellmon, George St.Jean, Richard “Dick” A
Sullivan, Daniel J “Father” Chaplain COL Szczepanick, John P MSG
Tetreault, Roland CW5 Thielman, Robert
Vonhone, Walter SFC West, Richard, “Dick” LT Col
Whitney, Conrad D COL Williams Jr, Leslie “Les”
Wisnesky, Joyce G Wojtasik, Joseph T BG
Sounding Taps
Taps are sounded by SFC Christopher Geist from the 102d Army Band
Listen to taps in their honor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xrlf3taEo
The long version played by 13 year old Melissa Venema with Andre Rieu: “http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm
After honors are paid to our fallen, the picnic goes on.
SGT Luke Powers and SSG Thomas LInevitch provide entertainment.
“Mansions of the Lord,” a beautiful 8 minute video. This is the link to the video on Youtube. (Provided courtesy of COL (Ret) Chuck Schluter.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2BbVZ2LEc#action=share
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