Veteran 5 18 2017

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VOL. 5/ISSUE 28

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017

PREPARING FOR

REMEMBRANCE Port St. Lucie gears up for Memorial Day

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A member of the Korean War Veterans stands with area Junior ROTC students at last year’s Memorial Day Observance in Port St. Lucie. The annual event is hosted by United Veterans of Port St. Lucie. It’ll be at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 29, at the city’s Veterans Memorial Park, 2100 S.E. Veterans Memorial Parkway. Photo courtesy of the City of Port St. Lucie

Patrick McCallister FOR VETERAN VOICE

pmccallister@veteranvoiceweekly.com

United Veterans of Port St. Lucie is readying for one of the Treasure Coast’s largest Memorial Day events. Catherine LaValle, president of the American Military Retirees Association’s Port St. Lucie chapter, said the annual program hosted by United Veterans of Port St. Lucie has a lot in store for

attendees. “We’ll have our guest speaker,” LaValle said. “Her name is (Lt. Col.) Gillian Boice. She’s got an impressive file. We’re looking forward to hearing from her.” Boice served in the Army’s law enforcement and later taught at Pacific Lutheran University’s ROTC program. “We’ll have the (Port St. Lucie Community

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