Chamber to sing WWII veterans’ praises
The McMinnville/Warren County Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a World War ll veteran’s appreciation event to coincide with the dedication of the World War ll veteran’s monument in Washington D.C. on May 29.
The event will be held at Warren County Memorial Airport, beginning at 11 a.m. and should run to around 3 p.m. Dedication of the monument will be at 1 p.m.
Chamber president Lea Chrisawn said the event will feature some high-tech communications hardware so the national event can be shared locally.
“They are providing a satellite feed so communities can have celebrations,” Chrisawn said. “So we’re going to get the satellite feed. We’re going out to the airport hangar and we’re going to have a patriotic celebration.”
Chrisawn said the celebration will feature adult and children’s choirs, the Silver and Gold Band, and, if possible, a military reserve band.
“We’re going to have an opportunity to honor some of our veterans,” Chrisawn said. “We’re also going to be recording some of the veteran’s stories and put those on CDs.”
The Chamber is putting together a mass choir and asks for the public to participate.
“Anybody who wants to sing can come and sing,” Chrisawn said.
The first meeting to form the choir was held Sunday at the WCHS band room. Shawn Gossett of First Baptist Church is directing the choir.
There will be additional rehearsals on the following dates:
Tuesday, April 27 at 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 13 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18 at 6 p.m.
A dress rehearsal will then be held in the hangar at the airport on Thursday, May 27 at 6 p.m.
Chrisawn said the Chamber decided to spread the practices out to give everyone an opportunity to come if they can’t make it on a particular day.
For more information, call Chrisawn at the Chamber at 473-6611, or Shawn Gossett at First Baptist at 473-4416.