DONLEY COUNTY, TEXAS -- Veterans in Donley County will be honored in three services this week. The first service will be a Veterans Day Candlelight Vigil at Clarendon College on Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center. Dr. John Howard, M.D., OIF Veteran will be the guest speaker. This program will honor veterans of all wars, and everyone in the community is invited to attend. The program is sponsored by the Clarendon College One Book One College Committee.
The second program will be held on Tuesday, November 10, at noon in the Bronco Gym and hosted by Clarendon Elementary. Veterans will be recognized with a special message and presentation and will then be treated to a meal prepared by the Clarendon High School family and consumer sciences class.
The third service will be held at the Rowe Cemetery in Hedley on Veterans Day, November 11th. The adamson-Lane Post 287 will host that service. The post members will place flags on the graves of 217 veterans buried in that cemetary. The Veteran's Day address will be by Legion Commander Barry D. Schoenhal of Darrouzett. The program will include the ceremony honoring those missing in action or still a prisoner of war. The service will end with the playing of Taps. Hedley ISD will honor the veterans following the services with a meal and Veteran's Day program.
