Kitsap County Veterans Memorial
Dedication Ceremony Program
Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 11:30am

Warm-up - Medley U.S. Navy Band – Northwest, Naval Base Kitsap

Prelude (Start) Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copeland

Welcome Bill Wright, President, Rotary Club of Silverdale Sunrise ; CEO, Donobi, Inc.

Raising of U.S. Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Star Spangled Banner, soloist Katie Webster, North Kitsap High School

Site Blessing Suquamish Tribal Elder

Raising of POW/MIA Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Amazing Grace, Port Orchard Police Department Bag Pipe Band

 Keynote John Lee, Deputy Director, Washington Dept. of Veteran Affairs, (Army 1969-90, Vietnam, Germany)

Reading Band of Brothers speech from Henry V, Wm.Shakespeare;

Raising of U.S. Army Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • The Cassions Go Rolling Along, U.S. Army Anthem, Navy Band

Raising of U.S. Marine Corps Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • From the Halls of Montezuma, U.S. Marine Corps Hymn, Navy Band

Raising of U.S. Navy Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Anchors Aweigh , U.S. Navy Anthem, Navy Band

Raising of U.S. Air Force Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder , U.S. Air Force Anthem, Navy Band

Raising of U.S. Coast Guard Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Semper Paratus (Always Ready) U.S. Coast Guard Anthem, Navy Band

Raising of U.S. Merchant Marine Flag

  • Three person flag team (veterans)
  • Heave Ho, My Lads, Heave Ho , U.S. Merchant Marine Anthem, Navy Band

Reflection

  • Moment of Silence
  • Taps, Navy Band
  • God Bless the USA— Katie Webster

Closing

  • Hand Over Ceremony
  • Board of County Commissioners, Current and Past Presidents of Home Builders Association of Kitsap County, Silverdale-Sunrise Rotary Club
  • When the Saints Go Marching In Navy Band

Community picnic

  • FREE TRANSIT SHUTTLE -
    Kitsap Transit is providing free shuttle service between the Kitsap Mall north parking lot (across the street from Barnes & Noble) and the Memorial.  The service will start at 8:30 am and end at 2:30 pm.  Look for the buses marked Free Shuttle.
  • FREE BUS SERVICE ON REGULAR ROUTES 35 and 36.
    Regular transit route #35 "Old Town Shuttle" which provides transportation between Old Silverdale and the Mall will also be free, as well as Route # 36, "Ridgetop Shuttle" which runs between Ridgetop and the Mall. For route maps and schedules: www.kitsaptransit.org.

 

 


Site Designed, Hosted & Donated by DONOBi Inc.

Project Donations By:
Silverdale Sunrise Rotary
Kitsap Home Builders Assoc.
Lisa Phipps-John L Scott.
NK Abate
BJC Group
DONOBi Inc.
Fjord Architects
Hanson Signs
Kitsap County
Mithun Arch.
Parker Lumber
Platt Electric
West Sound Electric
Armstrong Homes
Dept. VA
Fred Hill Materials
Ginger Magueres
Hemleys
Jesse Engineering
NL Olson & Assoc.
Pen. Concrete Pumping
Randles Landscaping
FPH Construction
Hemleys Excavating
Kingston Lumber
Premier Concrete
Unlimited Landscape
Keenan Construction
Blue Construction
Addison Supply
Hardware Wholesale
HD Fowler
United Rentals
Yes U.S.A. Flags
Dansons Landscape
Cedar Bay Homes
Ace Paving
Talbot Excavating
Fairbanks Construction
Ace Signs
Greg Newton
Kerry Chamberlin
Tim McGraw Construction
Boy Scout Troop #1567
Don and Joan Simmons
Kitsap Juvenile Dept.
Lee Fabrication
NW Rock
Purdy Topsoil
Ron Templeton
M. Goit Trucking
Soil Factory
Star Rentals
Sonny Beez Landscape
Central Highland, Inc.

OTHER CASH CONTRIBUTORS