Veterans Day—a day we salute the brave men and women who have served our nation in uniform. From the founding patriots to our current heroes, your service inspires our community.
Our clubhouse was filled with our veterans and members enjoying a great morning of friendship, a wonderful buffet breakfast, special music and a program. Our program opened with the Estero High School JROTC doing a Presentation of Colors. This year our speaker was Donna Shands, who was working in the Pentagon on 9/11 as the acting director for Supply and Maintenance, a civilian executive in the U.S. Army. She shared her own experiences and circumstances of the day.
The Veterans Day program committee was comprised of our own community members from the Daughters of the American Revolution, Barefoot Beach Chapter: Mary Ann Baker, Mason Daley Boyd, Diana Burton, Jane Hopson, and Carole Romp. One of the DAR missions is patriotism, and from a drawing with the Veterans, we presented from our VCC residents, an American Flag donated by Jane Hopson that had been flown over the Capitol in Washington DC., from Mike Spina, a beautiful abstract picture that he painted of the American Flag, from Shelli Royer, personally embroidered patriotic flag towels.
Glen Culbertson read patriotic poems that he composed. Patriotic music was played throughout the event. Upon entering our lobby, a Missing Man Table greeted all. At 11a.m. we had the Tolls of the Bells of Peace, in honor of the anniversary of the end of World War I, which officially ended on the eleventh month of the eleventh day at 11 a.m. Bells were rung and a moment of reflection was asked for by the attendees.
