War Memorial Dedication to be held May 25

GENERAL CARLTON FULFORD USMC (RET) The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #2776 will host a dedication program for the War Memorial recently placed by the post on the lawn of the Jenkins County Courthouse. The program will be held 2 p.m. Memorial Day, May 25, with Gen. Carlton Fulford USMC (Ret), a Jenkins County native, as the featured speaker.

Other dignitaries scheduled to appear on the program include: City of Millen Mayor King Rocker, Lt. Gen. David Poythress, State Senator J.B. Powell, State Representative Jon Burns, Nancy Bobbitt of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson's office and U.S. Congressman John Barrow.

All Jenkins County residents are encouraged to attend the

program, particularly those residents who are family members of the deceased military named on the monument. Family members will be seated in a designated area and presented with a patriotic ribbon identifying them as surviving family members.

Those listed on the monument are: World War I - Frank Burke, Daniel W. Hendley, Grover McGlohorn and Albert Parker; World War II - Charles E. Anderson, Robert M. Anderson, James Bargeron, Charles E. Becton, Oliver R. Chance, Ralph Chance, G. O. Cowart, Jessee Godbee, Frank H. Goodwin, Willis B. Hall, George H. Hendricks, G.D. Jackson Jr., Ben F. Johnson, Billy K. Jones, Harry Joyner, John F. Lane, Earnest B. Lanier, W.W. Lanier, H. L. Mitchell, Dennis R. Neal, Clarance Rosser Jr., Willie J. Williams and Obie D. Willis; Korea - Robert Adams and Thomas Lane Jr.; and Vietnam - Willie L. Love, Robert L. Mosley, Clyde E. Saxon, Michael R. Waters and Jack Weaver.

The Millen Woman's Club will serve refreshments following the program.