- "The Wall That Heals" 
                Ceremonies
 
                - April 16th - 19th, 2009
 
                - American Legion, Marlboro & 
                Martin Aves., Cherry Hill, NJ
 
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                - OPENING CEREMONIES 
                
                (click here for photos)
 
                - Thursday, April 16th 6:30pm 
 
                
                  
                    
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                    Master of Ceremonies  Commander Charles 
                    Macukewicz American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Bagpipes  Curt Anderson Vietnam Veterans of 
                    America Chapter 899
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Posting of Colors Vietnam Veterans of 
                    America Chapter 899 & additional Guards
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Pledge of Allegiance  Cherry Hill High 
                    School West  Air Force Junior ROTC
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    National Anthem  Bob Patterson
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Invocation  Rev. Bernie Henderson American 
                    Legion Post 68
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Opening Remarks Sr. Vice Commander Ernest G. 
                    Brosh American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Proclamations  State Senator James Beach and 
                    Camden County Freeholder Louis Cappelli , Jr.
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Guest Speaker  Cherry Hill Mayor Bernie 
                    Platt
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Laying of the Wreaths
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Rifle Salute  Marine Corps League Giordano 
                    Detachment
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Taps -  Marty Seroter Camden County Honor 
                    Guard Bugler
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Benediction  Rev. Bernie Henderson American 
                    Legion Post 68
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Retire Colors  - Vietnam Veterans of America 
                    Chapter 899
 
                    
                  
                
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                - CANDLELIGHT CEREMONIES
 
                - Friday, April 17th 7pm
 
                
                  
                    
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                    Master of Ceremonies  Bob Jonas POW/MIA 
                    Committee
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Posting of Colors  Marine Corps League 
                    Detachment 1775
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Pledge of Allegiance  Alexander Gargas, 
                    Chief Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret)
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    National Anthem  William Mead - State 
                    Vocalist  NJ Dept Veterans of Foreign Wars
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Invocation  Rev. Bernie Henderson, American 
                    Legion Post 68
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Welcoming Remarks  Charles Gallagher , South 
                    Jersey Vietnam Veterans Association
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Reading " From The Other Side" - Bob 
                    Henderson Last Patrol
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Speaker  LTC Al Bancroft, Director, Camden 
                    County Military Affairs
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Missing Man Ceremony  Tony Halas, POW/MIA 
                    Committee
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Reading of the Names, Presentation of Camden 
                    County Military Service Medals, Candles and Placing of 
                    Tribute
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    (Family/Friends/Comrades of the KIA will be 
                    called up to receive Medal, Candles/Flags and escorted to 
                    their loved one on the Wall)
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    POW Prayer  Tony Halas, POW/MIA Committee
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Vocal Selection  William Mead Bring him 
                    home - State Vocalist  NJ Dept Veterans of Foreign Wars
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Rifle Salute  Marine Corps League Giordano 
                    Detachment
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Taps  Bobby Mac/ POW/MIA Committee, Marty 
                    Seroter Camden County Honor Guard Bugler
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Benediction  Rev. Bernie Henderson American 
                    Legion Post 68
 
                    
                  
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                  Retire Colors  Marine Corps League Detachment 
                  1775
 
                
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                - MEDAL CEREMONIES
 
                - Saturday, April 18th 11am
 
                
                  
                    
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                    Master of Ceremonies  American Legion Camden 
                    County Commander Tom Adams
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Post of Colors  American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Invocation  Chaplain Chester Malik American 
                    Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Pledge of Allegiance  Trustee Ed White 
                    American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Welcoming Remarks  Commander Macukewicz
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Presentation of Medals  LTC Al Bancroft, 
                    Director, Camden County Military Affairs
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Closing Remarks   American Legion Camden 
                    County Commander Tom Adams
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Benediction  Chaplain Chester Malik  
                    American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Retire Colors  American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                
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                - CLOSING CEREMONIES 
                
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                - Sunday, April 19th 4pm
 
                
                  
                    
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                    Master of Ceremonies  Commander Charles 
                    Macukewicz American Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Posting of Colors  Marine Corps League 
                    Detachment 1775
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Pledge of Allegiance  Cherry Hill Boy Scouts
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    National Anthem  Bob Patterson
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Invocation  Chaplain Chester Malik American 
                    Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Closing Remarks  American Legion Camden 
                    County Commander Tom Adams
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Readings  Goodnight Dear Friend  Carol 
                    Doyle  Ladies Auxiliary President Post 372
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Fields of Cross Col. John Rawley and Cpl. 
                    Edward A. Slavin S.J. Chapter. 82nd Airborne Division Assn
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Vocal Selection  William Mead Bring him 
                    home - State Vocalist  NJ Dept Veterans of Foreign Wars
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Rifle Salute  Marine Corps League Giordano 
                    Detachment
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Taps  Marty Seroter Camden County Honor 
                    Guard Bugler
 
                    
                  
                  
                    
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                    Benediction  Chaplain Chester Malik American 
                    Legion Post 372
 
                    
                  
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                  Retiring of Colors Marine Corps League 
                  Detachment 1775
 
                
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