“My hope behind this celebration is to remind everyone of the service and sacrifice of those who have gone before us to support our way of life, our freedom.”
- Hayley Falk
It all begins with an idea. This idea turned into a town-wide celebration for three local World War Two Veterans. 1st Lt. Florence Bryant, Chief Ralph Rowland, and Staff Sgt. Irvin Daubert all turned 100 within a week of each other!
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Col. Kevin Brown US Army (ret.) - Keynote Speaker
“It’s Because of the Brave and the example that they set for generations to come. We can’t forget that we live here in this land of freedom Because of the Brave. Thank you 1st Lt Florence Bryant, Chief Petty Officer Ralph Rowland, and Staff Sergeant Irv Daubert for being exemplars of what a real brave American looks like, acts like, and lives like.”
“Heroics, personal courage sacrifice, commitment sense of duty, and loyalty to this country are the aggregate qualities they and everyone else from their generation exemplify. They lived in a time of shared responsibility. Back then we had a nation that understood the only way through it is if everyone was in it together.”
“World War Two, it goes without saying, what they and their compatriots accomplished we would not be the country nor the world as we know it.”
— Chris Berman ESPN
“Not that I can speak for everybody, but thank you just doesn’t seem enough from the bottom of our hearts for everything you have done for this country that we get to live the lives that we live today.”
“Every day you just hear these stories, that are garbage, and then there is a 17-year-old girl in Cheshire who is honoring our Veterans and that’s what our kids should be doing.”
Cory Myers - Country 92.5 Radio Morning Show Host
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