The Veterans at the Library held their weekly meeting at the First Baptist Church Social Hall Monday morning, November 9, at 9 a.m. With Chair Johnny Tapley presiding, we had 54 in attendance. The First Baptist Church Mission Group provided an outstanding breakfast consisting of sausage, eggs, grits, biscuits, muffins, donuts, assorted grapes, apple's, banana's, jelly and syrup, orange juice, grape juice, apple juice and coffee.
Our speaker was Chair Johnny Tapley. Johnny updated us on the newly erected Veterans Wall and the dedication of that wall and the SAR Liberty Tree Marker on Saturday, November 7. We already have around 70 brick applications for the second wall that has been ordered and should be here in late December to early January. As soon as that wall is full, it will be erected and a dedication service will be held in late January to early February.
We had two new Veterans to attend our morning breakfast, Charles Scott Newsome and Larry Bernard Sherrod. Newsome served in the U.S. Air Force from 1996 until 2007 in the 315 CES/EOD. His duty stations were Global War on Terrorism/Iraqi Freedom, and his highest rank was MSgt. Sherrod served in the U. S. Army for three years in A Company and Headquarters Company in the 3rd Infantry Division and he was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Stewart. His highest rank was E-2.
Chair Johnny then called on Scotty Nasworthy to talk about the 2026 Wreaths Across America project on Saturday, December 19, at 11 a.m. U.S Flags will be positioned on the veterans’ graves at the Swainsboro City Cemetery on Saturday, December 5.
