Written by: Julie Murphy, PIO, MPIO, Flagler County Communications Coordinator
Join Flagler County at its Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, featuring Congressman Randy Fine and special guest speaker retired United States Navy Chaplain Mark J. Schreiber.
“Flagler County has a very strong community of veterans,” said Veterans Service Officer David Lydon. “It is a privilege and an honor to have a distinguished veteran like Chaplain Mark Schreiber help us pay tribute to those who lost their lives in service to our country.”
Schreiber is the author of two books: “Nailed! Moral Injury: A Response from the Cross of Christ for the Combat Veteran,” and “One Ordinary Life – Extraordinary Grace.”
He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a Master of Divinity degree in 1977 as an ordained Lutheran minister. He was commissioned as a Naval Officer in May of 1980 and served continuously on active and reserve duty for 25 years retiring at the rank of Captain in 2005.
He continues to minister and serves as a volunteer with the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 86 in Palm Coast.
The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. in front of the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell.
Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will lead attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. Melanie DeMartino will sing the National Anthem. Later, “God Bless America” will be sung by all who are in attendance. Vince Cautero will once again lead the singing of “God Bless the USA.”
The Memorial Day event is sponsored by the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners and the Flagler County Veterans Advisory Council. Veterans and support groups to participate include the following: American Legion Post 115, Boy Scouts of America, Combat Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 86, Flagler County FireFlight, Flagler County Veterans Service Office, Girl Scouts of America, the Knights of Columbus, Marine Corps League 876, Matanzas High School JROTC, Military Officers Association of America-Flagler Chapter, Palm Coast, and Veterans of Foreign War Post 8696.
