Veterans Day Parade Program
“WELCOME HOME AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE”
Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning— the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.
9:00 AM – Morgan Cattlemen’s Association begins cooking free hot dogs
Master of Ceremonies remarks – Dr. Mark Hendrix (U.S. Army veteran)
9:30 AM – Taps – Clifford Hatfield (U.S. Army Veteran) Program Begins
Invocation – Rev. Walter Blackman (U.S. Army Veteran)
National Anthem – Hartselle Junior High School soloist
Pledge of Allegiance – Dr. Mark Hendrix (U.S. Army Veteran)
Introduction of Guests – Dr. Mark Hendrix
Ray Long, Chair, Morgan County Commission Ana Franklin – Morgan County Sheriff
Keynote Speaker – Hartselle Mayor Don Hall
Don is a Hartselle native, a graduate of MCHS where he played football under Coach Bucky Pitts. He received his commission in the U.S. Army through the Jacksonville State ROTC and served in the 101st Airborne Division as a rifle platoon leader. Don earned the Army Parachute Badge and the U.S. Army Ranger tab. Alabama Senator Arthur Orr
“America” – Hartselle Junior High School soloist
Service Songs – Doug Moss
Master of Ceremonies – Announcements – Dr. Mark Hendrix
10:30 AM – Parade Commences
Grand Marshals are: Kelly Rabb – 115th Alabama National Guard–Operation Enduring Freedom Morgan County Gold Star Families