Thanks to a subscriber to ReturnToExcellence.net for passing along this link to a very inspiring video of the ceremony 89 year old Navy veteran Marvin Hume presents each night seven days a week from Memorial Day to mid October in Sunset Beach in Cape May Point New Jersey. There have been almost 6000 ceremoinies over the last 38 years.
Mr. Hume asks children to volunteer to help lower the flag. Many families reserve a night for their children to lower the flag a year in advance. The children are shown the proper way to fold the flag. All of the flags @ Sunset Beach are from caskets of U.S. servicemen. The ceremony includes God Bless America sung by Kate Smith, the National Anthem & Taps.
Recommend attending if you can. As our subscriber said to me "who knew?"
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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Oh, this is lovely: we spent 2 weeks every summer in Wildwood Crest, just north of Cape May -- I've been there. And what a wonderful way to go back. God bless this good man.
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Hi Doug,
ReplyDeleteMy Family and I have been attending that ceremony for years! It's always tearful. It's always a good idea to get there a bit early and search for "Cape May Diamonds" and then see the ruins of the concrete ship!
Extraordinary! Thanks for sharing!
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