Veterans Remembered in Local Ceremony

Nov 11, 2015 at 12:04 pm by bryan


On Tuesday morning (11/11/2015), as the 1860 bell in the Rutherford County courthouse cupola started to chime eleven times, a reverent silence fell over the Murfreesboro town square. The Siegel High School band stirred hearts with patriotic music and then retired U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Dan Alcorn stepped to the microphone and served as master of ceremonies.

This was not your politically correct tribute, when Tim Lee spoke, he encouraged everyone to thank veterans who have served our great country.

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He also noted that he was not against persons coming to America from other countries . . .

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The Marine told how he lost both legs when he came across a mine in Vietnam. He said there are groups who hate America, and gave those attending the Veterans Day commemoration warning not to sit idle and be politically correct . . .

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Lee encouraged the public to take a stand by voting and take a stand by supporting your beliefs.

The hour came to a moving close with what is sometimes called "Silver TAPS" or "Echo TAPS", when one bugler plays one verse and then another at a distance, overlaps the first in a solemn and beautiful manner. The tribute closed with the same reverence as it began.

Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess thanked Myra Simons for directing the Murfreesboro Veterans Day ceremony for the past four years. He also remembered the late Elsie Stem who did a superb job for 15-years.

NewsRadio WGNS has had the honor of broadcasting each of the 19 events from the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse each year.

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