Honoring BI Native American Veterans
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:54 pm
On August 1st at 1:00 PM there will be a formal dedication of memorial bricks for 43 Native Americans from the Beaver Archipelago at the Beaver Island Veterans Memorial Park. This is the result of a generous grant awarded to AMVETS Post 46 from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians for the bricks and landscaping. The individuals being honored in addition to those currently on active duty served in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Cold War, Iraq and Afghanistan. Speakers will include tribal representatives and everyone is encouraged to bring a lawn chair and something to drink!
As part of this dedication, the movie Road to Andersonville will be shown at the Beaver Island Community Center at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM. This is a documentary of the service of the 139 Native Americans who served in Company K, First Michigan Sharpshooters during the Civil War. Some of the members of that unit were captured and interred in the infamous Confederate Andersonville prison. The producer of the movie, David B. Schock, Ph.D. will be on hand to introduce the movie, and Raymond J Herek , author of the book รข??These Men Have Seen Hard Service, First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War", will also be at the Community Center to discuss his book. There is no charge for these presentations.
Please join us in honoring the Native American men and women of the Beaver Archipelago who served our country!
As part of this dedication, the movie Road to Andersonville will be shown at the Beaver Island Community Center at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM. This is a documentary of the service of the 139 Native Americans who served in Company K, First Michigan Sharpshooters during the Civil War. Some of the members of that unit were captured and interred in the infamous Confederate Andersonville prison. The producer of the movie, David B. Schock, Ph.D. will be on hand to introduce the movie, and Raymond J Herek , author of the book รข??These Men Have Seen Hard Service, First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War", will also be at the Community Center to discuss his book. There is no charge for these presentations.
Please join us in honoring the Native American men and women of the Beaver Archipelago who served our country!
