2014 Annual POW/MIA Ceremony September 20, 2014 7:35 PM at RCC, Cultural Arts Theater

GUEST SPEAKER: Lt. Chester Lubeck

At age 20, Army Second Lieutenant Chester Lubeck was assigned to the 99th Infantry Divi sion in World War II. On December 16, 1944, he was captured by German soldiers during Hitler’s greatest counter-offensive, the bloody Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, one of the fiercest battles of World War II. After four months as a prisoner of war, Lt. Lubeck and a great deal of other American prisoners were outside an ammunition dump in Nuremberg, Germany that was bombed by US military planes. In the bombing, twenty-eight men were killed and 48 were seriously injured, including Lubeck who suffered a concussion and hearing loss. Two weeks after the bombing Lt. Lubeck escaped from his captors and was able to gain his freedom.

ANNUAL POW/MIA CEREMONY

Saturday September 20, 2014, 7:35 PM

Rockland Community College

Theatre

Hosted by

The Military Order of the Purple Heart

And

The Rockland County

Veterans Coordinating Council

IVT

PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION – MC – Howard Goldin, Commander of Chapter 120, Military Order of the Purple Heart

PARADE of COLORS – Sergeant at Arms George Rath, Present the Colors”

Color Guards:

Clarkstown Police Honor Guard

Ramapo Police Department Honor Guard

Fire Departments

North Rockland High School Jr. Naval ROTC

Rockland County Civil Air Patrol

Girl Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America, Troop #79 New City

American Legion (All Posts)

Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America

Disabled American Veterans

Korean War Veterans

Marine Corps League

Military Order of the Purple Heart

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 333

PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE – MOPH Chapter 120, Major Craig Wertheim (Ret.)

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Sung by Skyler Wheeler, a 3rd grader from Pearl River’s Lincoln Avenue School

INVOCATION: Korean War Veterans Chaplain Reverend Warren Brandt.

POW/MIA PRAYER – Presented by Rockland County Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 333, Chaplin Marcus Arroyo

POW/MIA TABLE – Presented by American Legion Commander of Naurashhank Post 794, Nanuet John D. Dulisse

WELCOMING REMARKS – MC – Howard Goldin, Commander of Chapter 120, Military Order of the Purple Heart

I am pleased to introduce at this time, Rockland County Executive Ed J. Day

GUEST SPEAKER: Lt. Chester Lubeck

SPECIAL HONORED GUESTS ON STAGE

Gold Star Mother Visilicki Vahaviolos

Rockland County Veterans Coordinating Council 2013-2014 Veteran of the Year - Kenneth Walters

Jerry Donnellan, Director of Rockland County Veterans Service Agency will introduce

Special Guests in Audience

TZ Express will now perform:

Let There be Peace on Earth, America the Beautiful, God Bless the U.S.A.

BENEDICTION: Korean War Veterans Chaplain Reverend Warren Brandt.

TAPS: Mr. Evan Fleischer

RETIRE COLORS: Sergeant at Arms George Rath

AMAZING GRACE by Brandan Hogan