Dedication of Veterans Plaza @ SC

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Colonel Brian Nesvik, Commanding Officer 115th Fires Brigade, Wyoming National Guard, delivers the keynote address during the Northern Wyoming Community College District Dedication Ceremony for the Veterans Plaza at Sheridan College at 11:00 am Monday, November 12, 2012. Colonel Nesvik's address followed: a welcome address by Brett Burtis, LtCol USMC (Ret), the invocation by Chaplain Ed Diller, President's remarks by Dr. Paul Young President Northern Wyoming Community College District, a National Minute of Silence and Roll Call, the Veterans Plaza Dedication and the reading of Senator John Barrasso's Letter of Support by Denise Ebzery. For more see: http://www.sheridanmedia.com/new... and for more photos scroll down and to see these photos and more in a full screen mode visit Area Happenings at: http://deerrungraphics.com

Colonel Brian Nesvik, Commanding Officer 115th Fires Brigade, Wyoming National Guard, delivers the keynote address during the Northern Wyoming Community College District Dedication Ceremony for the Veterans Plaza at Sheridan College at 11:00 am Monday, November 12, 2012.
Dedication Ceremony
Melvin M. Heckman, the Wyoming State Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, seated at the lower left listens as Dr. Paul Young, CDR, USNR (Ret) and President, Northern Wyoming Community College District delivers the President's (college) Remarks
With the Sheridan College Brass Quintet in the background Brett Burtis, LtCol, USMC (Ret) and the Director, Veteran Services, Northern Wyoming Community College District bows his head for the National Minute of Silence
The Sheridan College Veterans Club during the National Minute of Silence before they hoisted the National Flag, the Wyoming State Flag and the POW/MIA Flag for the first time at Veterans Plaza
National Flag hoisted for the first time at Veterans Plaza @ Sheridan College
Bob Wyatt on the bagpipes for the raising of the POW/MIA flag
The POW/MIA Flag is raised to the sounds of Bob Wyatt's bagpipes
The reading of Senator John Barrasso's Letter of Support by Denise Ebzery - Field Representative, Sheridan Office
Long may they fly!
Dr. Paul Young talking about the Veterans Plaza Brick Pavers that can be purchased and that will be placed in the Plaza
Brick Paver and Paver Order Form
The Paver order form
Among the veterans in attendance at the dedication was Melvin M. Heckman, a resident of Sheridan and Wyoming State Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Surviviors Association
The new look upon entering the grounds of Sheridan College