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CHEER hosts Military Honor and Patriot Day celebration

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A vintage Jeep greets people attending the event at the CHEER Community Center in Georgetown. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
September 16, 2019
Walter Koopman of Georgetown, CHEER board vice president and Korean War veteran, with some of his military memorabilia. Koopman organized the event.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Tom Terrell of Lewes talks about his 30 years of military service, including two tours in Vietnam and Korea.
CHEER’s community room is filled with military and historic displays from every branch of the service.

The CHEER Community Center in Georgetown hosted its annual Military Honor and Patriot Day celebration Sept. 10. The event started with an opening ceremony featuring CHEER board member and Korean War veteran Walter Koopman as speaker. Sussex Central JROTC presented the colors, Cathy Gorman sang the national anthem, the Rev. Chris Cordrey offered the invocation and CHEER CEO Ken Bock welcomed guests. Participating organizations included Air Mobility Command; American Legion Auxiliary 28; Buffalo Soldiers; Delaware Disabled American Veterans; Georgetown Fire Co.; Georgetown Police Department; Home of the Brave; Korean War Veterans Chapter 1; Office of Veterans Affairs; Tuskegee Airmen, John H. Porter Chapter; U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Submarine Veterans Group Mid-Atlantic Base; Vietnam Veterans Chapter 1105; and Volunteer Delaware 50+ Stockings for Soldiers Project.

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