Veterans’ Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony November 11, 2008 Fernandez Park Pinole, CA.
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Veterans’ Day Memorialand
Flag Retirement Ceremony
November 11, 2008Fernandez Park
Pinole, CA
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The crowd spilled onto Tennent Avenue
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Onlookers filled the flagpole area
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Connor Miller read the Declaration of Independence
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The Pinole Valley High School Marching Band entertained
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Jeff Rubin, of the Pinole Historical Society and the
Pinole Community Services Commission, was the emcee
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St. Joseph School’s entire student body sang
“America the Beautiful”
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Mayor Peter Murray made brief remarks
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VFW Commander Carl Petersdorf explained why we celebrate Veterans’ Day
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Veterans Bill Vida and Stan Clark
raised the American flag
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The crowd gathered in the park for the
flag retirement ceremony
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Pinole Historical Society Director Emeritus
Jack Meehan addressed the crowd . . .
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. . . and talked about the history of the
American flag — and the history of Pinole
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Boy Scout Troop 86 Scoutmaster Bob Marieiro explained the flag retirement ceremony
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Boy Scouts carried the first flag to be retired
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Boy Scouts prepared the first flag
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Flags were respectfully retired
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An honorable retirement for a flag
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Boy Scout Garrett Dibble played Taps
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Scouts carefully placed flags into the fire . . .
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. . . and saluted each retired flag
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Boy Scout Garrett Dibble played Taps
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So many flags were donated that they
had to be retired two at a time
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Boy Scout Garrett Dibble played Taps
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An enormous flag that once greeted visitors to Pinole
from the reservoir overlooking I-80 was retired
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It took all of the Boy Scouts to unfurl that flag . . .
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. . . and carry it to the retirement flame
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They paid their last respects to the giant flag . . .
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. . . and Garrett Dibble played Taps
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The event ended with St. Joseph School students leading the audience in “You’re a Grand Old Flag”
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THANK YOU TO:Pinole Historical Society
Pinole Community Services CommissionPinole City Council
Pinole Department of Public WorksPinole Community Television
Pinole Valley High School Marching BandSt. Joseph School
VFW Post 2798 of PinoleBoy Scout Troop 86 of Pinole