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qovember 19,1980, The Newton :

EC JC Honors Vet6 ,

I East Central Jr. College, for thc irst time in many years, set aside ar lour from their busy schedule Jeterans Day to honor veterans hose living and deceased. y h o h a v~ ;erved and are serving in our armec orces. The program. which wa )resented at the flagpole in front o he Huff Auditorium, was wmbined effort by East Central. th 3ecatur American Legion and Eas Zentral's ROTC. The program consisted of patrioti by the East Central ban1 ~ n d choir, and talks by Charles C :arson, retired Consul General and veteran of the US Marine Corps. and W.H. Johnson, commander of thp , Decatur American Legion. Carson asked in his talk thst w not forget those foreign dipolmats who are serving America in foreign countries. Johnson reminded those present of their patriotic heritage and that America is still "the land of the free and home of the brave." A vellow ribbon was tied around the oak tree in honor of the hostages in Iran. The presentation of Colors was bv Capt. Tennimon and Wast Central's ROTC. The program ended with Hugh Roland, a band student from Forest, playing taps. Special guests were Decatur High School and elementarv students; the speech class from Newton County Academy; seniors from Leake County Academy, Sehastopol High School, Lake High School. Morton ~ i ~ q School and Scott Central High SchGol; members of the Air Guard. Army Guard and their officers; Lt. Gen. Glenn D. Walker, retired Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi: Lt. Col. E. Baiiey Abernathv, professor of military science at Mississippi State Univer- sitv: Col. Charlie D. Brackeen. commander of the 631st Artillerv Brigade and dean of students at East Central; the Rev. Shelby Alsworth, pastor of the Decatur Methodist n. . I cn-. . ,