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LOCAL A13
Tuesday 26 May 2015

Held for the Eleventh Year:

This Year’s Memorial Service at the Costa Linda was Bigger Than Ever!

EAGLE BEACH - A touching and Griff McElroy, veterans The five-minute ceremo- Mc Elroy placed the me- eyes, came to thank them
ceremony, attended by of the U.S. Armed Forces, ny was called to order morial wreath of beauti- in return for making the ef-
young and old, took place were joined by their good promptly. It included a ful fresh flowers out to sea fort to provide this annual
on the Costa Linda Beach friends and other island visi- “presentation of arms” by finished with a rendition of tribute. Another “thank
Monday morning at 10am tors. The group welcomed “the detail” of about 50 taps, a salute of respect you” goes out the General
to pay tribute to fallen com- scores of participants, and, actual veterans who at- and a minute of silence. Manager of the Costa Lin-
rades in arms on America’s as was their wish, from vari- tended followed by a short The Costa Linda Vets ex- da Resort, Mr. Luigi Heredia,
Memorial Day. A group in- ous armed services, as the section from the poem presses their gratitude to all for providing the juices and
formally dubbed “the Cos- Costa Linda Vets assert “Christmas in the Trenches” those who came to share freshly baked doughnuts to
ta Linda vets,” consisting of their remembrance for Vet- by John McCutcheon read the moment; those attend- be enjoined by all after the
Frank Nini, Maureen Nadal erans worldwide. by Rod Mandler, while Griff ing, many with tears in their touching ceremony.q