Photos from WWI Event on VETERANS DAY - November 11, 2019

Friends of the 1918 Fort Caswell Rifle Range Memorial & Brunswick Town Chapter, NSDAR Continue to Honor Those Who Served in WWI.  On Veterans Day, November 11, 2019, 11:00 am Held at the Site of the 1918 Ft. Caswell Rifle Range Memorial in Caswell Beach, NC. 

Norma Eckard, Friends of

Fort Caswell Rifle Range President, and  member of Brunswick Town Chapter NSDAR and Gwen Causey, Brunswick Town DAR member and guest speaker.

             Randy Lewis, St. James resident provides the Benediction at the WWI Event.

Norma Eckard and Randy Lewis

L to R:  William Hill, Tilita Alexander, Mila Alexander, Deborah Bolin, Carol Hill, Ann Stanley, Fred Stanley.

The family of WWI Veteran and POW Pvt  Robert Bollie Stanley who was honored at the event. They are the grandchildren of Robert Bollie Stanley

       

     Deborah Bolin granddaughter of WWI, Pvt Robert Bollie Stanley, Brunswick County 's only POW.  Served in the 92nd Division. 

Fred Stanley, grandson of Robert Bollie Stanley, read

some of the names of soldiers who served in the Great

War. Stanley’s grandfather from Brunswick County

was severely wounded and survived as a prisoner of

war to return home and run a farm.Fred Stanley,was raised by Robert Bollie Stanley.  He was 17 when his grandfather died.  Fred was with him when he took his last breath at age 61.

Pat Gooding, Regent and Martha Koletar, Vice-Regent of the Brunswick Town

Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution place a

wreath in honor of Veterans on Monday.

Brunwick Town DAR Members in Attendance

Row 1 or Kneeling: Jayne Rankin and Phyllis Wilson

Row 2: or Standing: Norma Eckard, Jeanne Nelson, Teresa McLamb, Jo-Ann Alford, Pat Gooding, Martha Koletar, Pat Steele, Gwen Causey and Carol Jutte

Special thanks to Ken Nelson for taking this photo and other photos when Phyllis Wilson was unable to take photos during the program.

Thank you Christine Urick for taking this photo of the Southport Historical Society firing up Thor,

                                                    World War I Memorial Unveiled in 2018

                                                   Plaque at the bottom of the WWI monument
http://www.caswellriflerange.com/  Go to the Rifle Range website for more in depth information about the WWI Veterans Day Event. 
You will also find information out about sponsoring a Veterna for one of the Roll Call future eventes.
The above photos were taken by Phyllis Wilson unless specifically mentioned the photographer.