Each year, Community Middle School seventh graders gather to remember fallen service men and women. This year our PRISM students wrote the script, coordinated the program, and invited guests to help contextualize the true meaning of Memorial Day. We are honored to have PRISM and AMIGOS students hosting the event and music performed by our band, choir, and orchestra. We hope that the ceremony helps our school community have a new understanding of Memorial Day.
We are grateful to have the following community members speaking at the event:
Mr. Guyler Tulp of CMS
Mrs. Wanda Rinker of CMS
Mr. Michael Jackson of CMS
Mr. Michael McMahon of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
Mayor Hsueh of West Windsor
Deputy Mayor Neil Lewis of Plainsboro
In addition to our invited speakers, we will also have local veterans in attendance who we would like to thank for their service:
John Beglan
Robert Walker
Carmen Petruzzi
Wes Holman
Here are a few resources about Memorial Day and our ceremony.
A great video was shared with us by Ms. Mitchell. It helps us understand the history of Memorial Day.
Mr. Tulp will speak about his namesake, Guyler Tulp, who lost his life in Vietnam.
Mr. McMahon will talk about his role with the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation. He will highlight the lives of many veterans, including Eleanor Alexander who was the only female causality in Vietnam from NJ.
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| Eleanor Alexander 1940-1967 |
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| Ashley Henderson Huff 1982-2006 |
We hope that we properly remember and honor these heroes.
