Health & Fitness
The Weather Did Not Stop the Large Crowd at the Annual K-9 Veterans' Day Celebration.
Over 200 people turned out for K-9 Veterans' Day on March 9, 2013
On March 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM, it was partly cloudy, 39 degrees and a SE wind at 9 mph.But, that did not discourage the large crowd of about 200 people from participating in the annual K-9 Veterans' Day at the Michigan War Dog Memorial at Lyon Township.
The Patriot Guard Riders and Operation Injured Soldiers honored fallen Military Working Dogs who have passed on by establishing "Flag Lines" at which their members stood side by side, each holding a 3' x 5' US Flag on a staff or pole.
Amvets Post 2006 provided the Color Guard that represented the departmental flags (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard).
The ceremony commenced with the following branch music:
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U.S. Army - "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
U.S. Marine Corps - "The Marines' Hymn"
U.S. Navy - "Anchors Aweigh"
U.S. Air Force "Off we go, into the wild blue yonder,
U.S. Coast Guard - "Semper Paratus"
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followed by
Oakland County Commissioner District 8, Phil Weipert read a Certificate of Proclamation issued by the Oakland County Commissioners.
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I also want to thank Jack and Jane Purslow, as well as Skip Nafe for their photos and videos which will be forthcoming so stay tuned for further developments.