Veterans Memorial Dedicated at Lumbee Tribal Housing Complex


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he Lumbee Tribe of NC held a ceremony in November to dedicate


a Veterans Memorial at the Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex in Pembroke to honor all Veterans. Chairman John L. Lowery welcomed the Veterans to the memorial dedication. Lowery spoke of the high record of service of our Lumbee Veterans who have served in the military. “That service shows we are people who will stand up and fight. It also tells you about our warrior spirit and that we have a longing inside to protect what is ours; to protect our homeland and to protect our people,” said Lowery. “Today we are dedicating this memorial on behalf of those who have


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stood up and who have fought for us.”


Retired Major Terry Hunt spoke to the audience about the sacrifice of Veterans. Hunt also described how the monument itself mirrors the


because of the brave men and women who have been ready to face the fire. We thank God for each and every one of them.”


characteristics of Veterans. “Today we make our founding fathers and those who have gone before us proud,” said Hunt. “Today, our values stand safe


Vietnam Veteran Larry Townsend told the guest in attendance that Veterans Day is a day of solemn contemplation and a time to reflect about the cost of freedom. “We gather here today with a shared attitude of gratitude to honor all of our Veterans,” said Townsend. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died, but rather we should thank God that such men


lived. We will never know them all, but one thing about it, we owe them all.”


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