Commencement

• 11:00 AM

Master of Ceremonies

• ​ Joe Kyle​

National Anthem

• ​Lonnie Coleman​

Flyover

• Birddogs and Stearman​

Posting of Colors

• ​Kirby High School ROTC​

Pledge of Allegiance

• ​ALL​

Invocation

• ​Rev. Robert Clark Jr, Pastor, Piperton United Methodist Church​

Welcome/Remarks

• ​Mark Moore, Director, West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery​

Special Guest Speaker  

• ​Paul Warfield Tibbets IV, a former United States Air Force brigadier general.  During his career, he participated in Operation Allied Force in the Balkans and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and was one of the few pilots qualified to fly all three of the USAF's strategic bombers.​ ​

Memorial Day Music

• ​Bartlett Community Concert Band, Under the Direction of Dr. Rendle Millen​

​God Bless America

• ​Lonnie Coleman and ALL​​

21 Gun Salute

• ​Germantown Police Honor Guard​​

Taps

• ​Charly Wells Sr​

Retiring the Colors

• Kirby High School ROTC​​

Bagpipes

• Dr. Ben Kemker 

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering and honoring persons who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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​​GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION

PROVIDED during Programmed Events Only

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SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Joe Kyle

Pastor Robert Clark

Mark Moore

General Paul Tibbets IV

Dr. Rendle Millen and the Bartlett Community Concert Band  

Lonnie Coleman, vocalist

City of Germantown Fire Department & EMS

City of Germantown Police – Traffic Control

City of Germantown Police Honor Guard

Kirby High School ROTC

Charly Wells Sr

Dr. Ben Kemker, Bagpiper

Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes

Ladd’s Golf Carts  

Patriot Bank (Bottled Water)

Hans Guenther’s son (Photos)

You, If you have great pictures to share at wtvcsc@gmail.com click here to mail.

Wreath Across America

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Program Presented by:

West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Support Committee www.westtennesseeveterans.com and 

Tennessee Department of Veterans Services www.tn.gov.gov/veteran   ​​​

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Flag Retrieval Day (no Golf Carts)

• Saturday, May 30th

• Begins at 9 a.m.

• Weather Permitting

      (Flags must be dry for storage)