 Thanks to everyone who came out to help us place flags on the graves of local veterans. This is just some of those who came to help out.  Newnan High School held its inaugural Military Enlistee Celebration Night at the Newnan National Guard Armory recently.
The event honored NHS students who have pledged to serve in the armed forces. One senior, Andrew Lewis, had an even bigger reason to celebrate: He has been awarded a full U.S. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship to Auburn University. Full article at Newnan Times-Herald  Veterans, local leadership and Coweta residents attended the Blue Star Memorial marker dedication ceremony yesterday morning at the Veterans Memorial Plaza at the city park at Jackson Street and Temple Avenue.
The installation and dedication was sponsored by Old Town Garden Club of Sharpsburg, Driftwood Garden Club, the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and the city. “The Blue Star marker is in honor of all who have served in the armed forces of the United States, all who are serving and all those who will serve in the future,” said Emily Wilbert, local chairman for Blue Star Markers in a previous Newnan Times-Herald interview. Full article at Newnan Times-Herald |
