FREEDOM ISN’T FREE - Veterans Cemeteries
On behalf of the Louisiana Department of Veteran's Affairs Colonel Joey Strickland and LDVA Cemetery Program Director Ted Krumm (11- 11-2021) granted approval to LGCF Blue Star Chairman Mary Hazen and the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, lnc. to coordinate in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Administration Cemeteries placement of Blue Star Markers at these Veterans Cemeteries throughout the state. Each Marker costs $1,830.00 and includes a 7' post & shipping costs.
Please consider donating to the FREEDOM ISN'T FREE Fund as a memorial or in honor of someone, using the Memorials Application Form, to help raise funds for this project. Mail this form to LGCF Memorials Chairman Cindy Risinger-Johnson. Donations may also be sent directly to LGCF Treasurer – Ruth Delhomme, 18340 W Village Way Dr, Baton Rouge 70810-8929. Make checks payable to LGCF, Inc and note on the memo line: FREEDOM ISN'T FREE and the cemetery location you want funds to go towards. Let us know how to reach you if you want to be notified when the marker which you have donated towards will be dedicated. There are thousands of veterans whose final resting place will be in one of our Louisiana Veterans Cemeteries. This is a fitting way to honor our veterans for their service and show our gratitude and respect for those who have served.
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL MARKER DEDICATION
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1-10 Welcome Center - Vinton
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“The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by Kelsey Broussard. It became the National Anthem in 1931.
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Gold Star Memorial Program
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Unveiling and Dedication of Gold Star Memorial Marker
Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 11 A.M.
Jim Bowie Park - Houma LA
Sponsored by the
Terrebonne Garden Club and
the City of Houma
FROM HOUMA TODAY - BILL ELLZEY: The Terrebonne Garden Club is using Memorial Day weekend to highlight the ultimate sacrifices made by local warriors, dedicating plaques naming them at Jim Bowie Park, 940 Bayou Black Drive, Saturday morning.
Linda Brashier of the Garden Club says the Houma Community Band will start playing about 10:30 a.m. Ceremonies to dedicate Gold Star and Wayside Markers begin at 11 a.m. The event will also include a color guard, 21-gun salute, speakers and a quartet singing patriotic songs.
Linda Brashier of the Garden Club says the Houma Community Band will start playing about 10:30 a.m. Ceremonies to dedicate Gold Star and Wayside Markers begin at 11 a.m. The event will also include a color guard, 21-gun salute, speakers and a quartet singing patriotic songs.
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Blue Star Memorial Program
New Orleans LA
The Blue Star Memorial Marker Program of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. began in 1945 to honor the men and women serving in the Armed Forces during World War II. The name was chosen for the star on flags displayed in homes and businesses denoting a family member serving.
Garden clubs pictured a ribbon of living memorial plantings traversing every state.
The designation of Blue Star Highways was achieved through petitions to the state legislatures and cooperation with the Departments of Transportation. A uniform marker was designed to identify the Highways.
The Blue Star Memorial Program grew to extend thousands of miles across continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. All men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States are included.
Markers continue to be dedicated each year on highways, Veterans’ facilities, National Cemeteries, parks, and civic and historic sites, showing our appreciation for those who defend our country.
No marker may bear an individual’s name. These markers are designed to pay tribute to the Armed Forces as a whole.
Garden clubs pictured a ribbon of living memorial plantings traversing every state.
The designation of Blue Star Highways was achieved through petitions to the state legislatures and cooperation with the Departments of Transportation. A uniform marker was designed to identify the Highways.
The Blue Star Memorial Program grew to extend thousands of miles across continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. All men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States are included.
Markers continue to be dedicated each year on highways, Veterans’ facilities, National Cemeteries, parks, and civic and historic sites, showing our appreciation for those who defend our country.
No marker may bear an individual’s name. These markers are designed to pay tribute to the Armed Forces as a whole.
On April 23, 2021, LGCF President and Lake Charles Garden Club member Linda Finley and Diggers and Weeders Garden Club member, Kathy Tell visited the I-10 Louisiana Welcome Center in Vinton to find a suitable location for the new Blue Star Marker.
Procedure
*A garden club votes to have a marker. An appropriate location is selected and the type of marker for that location is chosen.
*Contact the State Blue Star Memorial Chairman for forms instructions.
*Contact local or state authority responsible for location.
*Send order form and check to State Blue Star Memorial Chairman for processing.
*Clubs may solicit other civic organizations to help with funding, construction, planting, and maintenance.
*Contact the State Blue Star Memorial Chairman for forms instructions.
*Contact local or state authority responsible for location.
*Send order form and check to State Blue Star Memorial Chairman for processing.
*Clubs may solicit other civic organizations to help with funding, construction, planting, and maintenance.
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