Alpharetta Prepares To Host Memorial Day Tribute

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ALPHARETTA, GA -- Later this month, the city of Alpharetta and Rotary Club of Alpharetta will host the 2nd Annual Memorial Day Tribute.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will get underway at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 30 at Alpharetta City Hall.

"If you are looking to embrace your community, celebrate our country, and honor those who, in establishing and protecting our freedoms and liberties, paid the highest price, then I can think of no better place to be than the Alpharetta Memorial Day Tribute," said Mayor David Belle Isle. "Come be a part of the fabric of Alpharetta.”

The event will start with a performance by Alpharetta City Band, followed by the program featuring keynote speaker, Captain Alec Fraser, a veteran, Rotarian and past-president of the Rotary Club of Atlanta.

Fraser has had two very unique careers: he's served as commanding officer of two United States Navy ships and president of Turner Global Properties, a division of Turner Broadcasting.

Frasier completed 24 years in the U.S. Navy, serving the captain of a destroyer and cruiser. His last command, the cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), earned the Arizona Memorial Trophy for being the most combat-ready ship in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.

USS Cape St. George is a guided missile cruiser that has the latest AEGIS radar, can guide 24 missiles simultaneously, carries two helicopters and has a crew of 500. More information on the keynote speaker can be found at www.captainfraser.com.

“Memorial Day is a time to pay tribute to the brave men and women of our military who gave their lives for our freedom and this great country we love," said John Hipes, chairman of the Memorial Day Tribute said. "The Rotary Club of Alpharetta is pleased to partner with the City of Alpharetta to bring our community together to hear inspiring words and music, to celebrate our country, and to reflect upon the sacrifices made for our freedom.”

Alpharetta City Hall is located at 2 Park Plaza.

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Image via Rotary Club of Alpharetta