Fulton Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives gathered to give a donation and their support to Fulton's 29th Annual Memorial Day Salute. Pictured are John La Clair, Veteran of the Year and Grand Marshall of the parade, seated, and standing from left, Larry Macner, Past Commander of Oswego County VFW Post 569, Donna Kestner, Director of Oswego County Veterans Agency and a member of the American Legion, Bruno Kramarz, Quartermaster, Joe Somers, VFW Commander and Frank Kehoe, Assistant Quartermaster. Kestner, Macner and Kehoe are also members of the Memorial Day Salute Committee.

Each Fall, the Fulton Veteran’s Council chooses a "Veteran of the Year" from among the membership of several Fulton veteran’s organizations. This year, John LaClair was named "Veteran of the Year". Mr. LaClair will be the Grand Marshall for the Memorial Day Salute Parade on May 29th. The parade is sponsored by the Fulton Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary and Sunrise Rotary service clubs, in cooperation with the Fulton Veteran’s Council.  Pictured are: Mr. LaClair (left) and Mayor Ron Woodward.

The Chairman of this year's 29th Annual Memorial Day Salute, to be held on May 28 and 29, 2010, is Dick Kemmis.  John LaClair, Veteran of the Year, will serve as Grand Marshall of the Saturday parade. Entertainment will be announced soon, with  fireworks  following the Friday night entertainment  Kemmis, left, is pictured with Mayor Ron Woodward.

The Memorial Day Salute is a two-day event that was created and is now carried on by representatives of the four Fulton service clubs: Rotary, Sunrise Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions.  The service clubs are assisted by the Fulton Veterans Council. Pictured are the presidents of the service clubs and the Veteran of the Year.  Pictured from left are: John Kruk, Kiwanis, Jerry Sequin, Rotary, John LaClair, Veteran of the Year, Donna Kestner, Sunrise Rotary and David Guyer, Lions.  This year the 29th Annual Memorial Day Salute will be held May 28th and 29th.

Pictured are Frank Kehoe, Fulton Veterans Council, Larry Macner, VFW Representative and Donna Kestner, Director of Veterans Services.

The Fulton Memorial Day Salute Committee is proud to announce again this year that it will participate with the VFW's Operation Uplink program.  Operation Uplink was launched in 1996 to connect active-duty troops and hospitalized veterans with their loved ones. The program uses contributions from supporters to purchase phone time for the men and women who are serving, or have served, as well as hospitalized veterans.

Initially, VFW Operation Uplink exclusively distributed phone cards. In 2006, in response to growing demand, VFW began hosting “Free Call Days.”   Now, every month of the year, troops can call home, at no charge, from Internet cafes throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. Millions of minutes already have been provided.

Traditional phone cards are still being provided at military hospitals and VA facilities, as well as to troops in regions not served by the “Free Call Days.”

Since the program began, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has provided deployed service members and hospitalized veterans with millions of minutes of free phone time. The unique program is part of VFW National Military Services, which includes other initiatives that boost morale, aid struggling military families and encourage troop support.

The Fulton Memorial Day Salute Committee will be collecting money for this organization as part of its advertising booklet, as well as on site at the Salute.  For more information on Operation Uplink, go to VFWOperationUplink.com.  The Fulton Memorial Day Salute will be held on Friday May 28 and Saturday May 29 at the Fulton Community Center.  For further information go to fultonmemorialdaysalute.com

MEMORIAL DAY SALUTE IN THE PLANNING

Plans are underway for the 29th annual Memorial Day Salute event to be held Friday May 28th and Saturday May 29th at the Fulton Community Center. The theme for the celebration will be “America the Beautiful".  John  La Clair, Veteran of the Year, will serve as Grand Marshall of the Saturday parade.

Entertainment for Friday and Saturday evening will be announced soon.  Friday's entertainment will be followed by fireworks.

The Memorial Day Salute Committee is made up of representatives from the Lions,Kiwanis, Rotary and Sunrise Rotary Service Clubs along with the Veterans Council of Fulton. Chairman of this year’s planning committee is Dick Kemmis.

Pictured making plans are standing from left: Zach Mentor, Rotary, Ro Kemmis, Sunrise Rotary, Judy Young, Rotary, Carol Vescio, Sunrise Rotary, Dick Kemmis, Rotary and Steve Bero, Lions.   Seated from left: Tom Mirabito, Kiwanis, Peggy Donnelly, Sunrise Rotary, Jim Myers and  Larry Macner, Veterans Organization. Absent from the photo are: Cathy Trowbridge, Donna Kestner, Sunrise Rotary, Dave Guyer, Lions, John Kruk, Kiwanis, Frank Kehoe, Veterans Organization and Gerald Sequin, Rotary.

Friday, May 28th    

• 5:00  PM
  G RAY BODLEY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
• 6:00  PM RICK BUSH
• 7:00  PM 2 KOOL, 4 SKOOL
• 10:00 PM
  GIGANTIC FIREWORKS OVER THE LAKE
  by Telstar Display Fireworks, Inc.

Saturday, May 29th

• 10:00 AM OSWEGO COUNTY’S BIGGEST & BEST PARADE
• 12:00 AM MARCHING BAND – ON STAGE
• 2:00 PM THE MAGIC OF VIRGIL
• 3:30 PM FULTON DIXIELAND BAND
• 5:00 PM FULTON COMMUNITY BAND
• 6:00 PM LARRY KYLE
• 7:00 PM TERRY BUCHWALD AS ELVIS

  
Yes.......Elvis is in the Building