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Inside this issue:

205th MI BN

Volume 3, Issue 17

Week ending

27 May 2011

Memorial Day

Post Info

BN Info

MWR Info.

ACS Info.

Misc Info.

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3-7

8-15

16-20

21-29

Special Points

of Interest:

Memorial Day

Events, pp 9, 22-

24 and 27

HHD URG

Fundraiser, p 3

THE VIGILANT

VOICE

The contents of this binder are strictly for informational purposes and does not imply endorsement of any private or

commercial organization by the 205th MI BN, 500th MI BDE, INSCOM or the Department of the Army.

Memorial Day 2011 is on

30th May in 2011.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day and officially proclaimed on 5 May

1868 by General John Logan, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our

nation's service. Although hhere are many stories as to the actual beginnings, with

over 24 cities claiming to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence

that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of

the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by

Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating

the Graves of the Confederate Dead". While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the

birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult

to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many sepa-

rate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of

people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to

honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culmi-

nated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is about reconciliation;

it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great exam-

ple.”

Benjamin Disraeli

http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_legacy_of_heroes_is_the_memory_of_a_great/145579.html







http://thinkexist.com/quotes/benjamin_disraeli/

Volume 3, Issue 17 Page 2



BN FRG 90 Day Calendar


May

June

July

4 May: C Co. CoR

6 May: BN Luau

10 May: FRG Boot Camp;

Fort Shafter @ 0900 10 May: BN FRG SCM

19 May: BN Golf Tourna-

ment

24 May: BN Community

Outreach—VA Cemetery

26 May: A Co. CoC

26 May: HHD FRG MTG;

BN Classroom @1500

27-30 May: Memorial Day

Training Holiday 31 May: BN Blood Drive 31 May: Welcome Brief

31 May: HHD TV Opportu-

nity Tickets go on sale

7 Jun: HHD Plate Lunch;

BN Classroom @1130 7 Jun: FRG Boot Camp;

Schofield ACS, Classroom

2 @ 0900

9 Jun Tentative: Prayer

Lunch; Hale Ikena; 10 Jun: Training Holiday

14 Jun: BN FRG SCM 15 Jun: FRG Bake Sale;

Tentative

17 Jun: BN Org. Day 24 Jun: Hail and Farewell;

TBD

28 Jun: BN CSM CoR

28 Jun: Welcome Brief 29 Jun: BN CoC Re-

hearsal/ FRG Award Cere-

mony 30 Jun: BN CDR CoC

1-4 July: 4th of July

Training Holiday

12 July: BN FRG SCM 15 July: HHD FRG

Bake Sale 26 July: Welcome Brief 29 July: PDA


BN POCs:

CH (CPT) Lee @ [email protected]

SPC Montes @ [email protected]











Serving the

USAG-HI

Community







Monday, May 30, 2011

6.30 p.m. Magic Island at

Ala Moana Beach Park


Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many lanterns will be released?

There will be over 2,000 lanterns released from shore and from the canoes.

2. What happens to the lanterns after the cere-

mony?

Every lantern will be retrieved and reused.

3. Who makes the lanterns?

The wooden frames were originally made by

members of Shinnyo-en and are reused

every year. Each year, in the Spring, Shinnyo-en members, with the help of

many community volunteers begin carefully preparing the lanterns for the event

day.

There are also lanterns that are personally assembled on the day of the event at

the beach by those who are interested in floating a dedicated lantern during the

ceremony.

4. How can I get involved?

Volunteers are welcomed to participate in a variety of ways from assembling the

lanterns to various duties on the day of the event and cleaning and recycling the

lanterns in the weeks after the event to store them for the following year. Each

step is carefully done with thoughts for the people who will remember and have re-

membered loved ones during the Lantern Floating ceremony. Would you like to get

involved? See Voluneteering or click here to contact us

5. How much does it cost to participate?

There is no cost to attend, to place a remembrance on a lantern or to float a lan-

tern. Voluntary donations that are received on the day of the event are donated

back to the City & County of Honolulu for improvements to Ala Moana Beach

Park.

6. Are lanterns available for purchase?

As the lanterns are made specifically to carry the remembrances and prayers at

Lantern Floating Hawai`i and are recycled each year, they are not available for

purchase. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Visit www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com/ for more information

http://www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com/volunteering.html

https://www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com/contactUs/


Memorial Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery

WHEN: Monday, May 30, 1:00 p.m.

WHAT: Governor’s Memorial Day Ceremony

WHERE: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe, Hawaii

Honolulu, HI-- Under the auspices of the Office of Veterans Services, a di-

vision of the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, Governor will host

the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery

in Kaneohe.

The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. Recommended attire is Aloha for ci-

vilians and Class B or equivalent for military. Attendees are asked to turn

off their car alarms while at the cemetery.

Memorial Day Ceremony at National Cemetery of the Pacific

WHEN: Monday, May 30, 8:30 a.m.

WHAT: Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony

WHERE: National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, Hawaii

Honolulu, HI-- Under the auspices of the Office of Veterans Services, a di-

vision of the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, the Mayor will host

the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Punchbowl National Cemetery of

the Pacific.

The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. Recommended attire is Aloha for ci-

vilians and Class B or equivalent for military. Attendees are asked to turn

off their car alarms while at the cemetery.






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