Flag Retirement Ceremony March 27 2012
The Sumiton Area Veterans held a flag retirement ceremony on 3/27/2012. Rick and Jilda Watson performed, the Boy Scouts and the Walker County Honor Guard were also on hand for the ceremony.
Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial Unveiling Service
On November 13th the sun was high and warm. The flag ruffling wind out of the northwest made the morning perfect. Cars began to arrive over an hour before the ceremony was to begin and visitors had to park in over-flow parking across the road. The crowd hushed as if church service was about to begin. People of all ages came to pay tribute to area veterans - those who served, those who fought, and those who gave their lives so that Americans can live freely. There were short speeches, award presentations, and music by a military band. The bugler played Taps and many people fought back tears. We can all be proud of the City of Sumiton. The mayor Petey Ellis formed a team and put Bill Fowler in charge of making it happen. They all worked diligently to bring the memorial to fruition. Yes it was a good day in small town America - thanks to the veterans. Click here for lots of pictures from the ceremony
Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial Holds Wreath Laying Service
Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial Holds Wreath Laying Service
Citizens from Sumiton and the surrounding area gathered at the Sumition Community Center on Saturday, May 29 and held a "laying of the wreath" ceremony for area veterans.
The service was for all veterans from the area who have served America through the years. The wreath was ceremony was for those soldiers who gave their lives in service to this country.
Bill Fowler who heads the Veteran's Memorial Committee along with Mayor Petey Ellis presided over the ceremony. The Walker County Honor Guard performed
The dedication for the Veteran's Memorial is scheduled for September 11th 2010. There are still a limited number of memorial granite stones available for those who would like to purchase one of a in honor of a local veteran.
The granite paver stones will help finance the monument. The committee is selling paver stones which will be a permanent part of the memorial.
The pavers (pictured below) will contain the name and other information about local veterans. The deadline for getting your paver in place before the 9/11/10 event is August 1st 2010.
Pavers cost $100 each and contain 3 lines, 21 characters per line (including spaces and special characters). The link below has the form that should be used for each paver. To see pictures from the event, click here.
ceremony was for those soldiers who gave their lives in service to this country. 