Saturday, July 21, 2012
Sgt. John Gutbrod honored at freeholders' meeting
John Gutbrod says he never really thought much about the medals when he first came home from World War II. Like most of those who served in that war, the medals weren't terribly important back then. "I just wanted to get out of there and get home," Gutbrod said Wednesday afternoon at the meeting of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders in Toms River. "There," of course, was the European theatre of the war, where Gutbrod, a paratrooper in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, fought not only at D-Day, but at the Battle of the Bulge, ultimately contributing to the effort to liberate France from Nazi occupation. Gutbrod, who earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his actions, as well as nine other …
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wreath dedication held at Community Park
More than 150 people gathered in Point Borough's Community Park to honor veterans during a rainy Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday. Mayor William Schroeder, Council President Antoinette DePaola, and councilmembers Chris Leitner and Bob Sabosik were present for the wreath ceremony, which was held privately beforehand due to weather. To kick off the event, Pastor Ray Tate, of Life Chapel Church, led the invocation during the 11th annual Memorial Celebration. "We gather to remember and honor all those who have sacrificed their lives for the United States of America," he said. Student Gracie Enright next sang the national anthem, and moderator Bill Dikun declared Memorial Day as a day of remembrance. Speaker John Dorrity, director of the Ocean …
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Point Boro has Memorial Day event at Community Park
Patch is re-publishing this story as a reminder to the greater Point Borough community that the town is observing Memorial Day with a ceremony today and all are welcome. The Mayor and Council of Point Pleasant Borough are sponsoring their 11th Annual Memorial Celebration in Community Park, Bridge Ave, at 1 p.m. Sunday. The program consists of student Gracie Enright singing the National Anthem, Pastor Tate of Life Chapel Church saying the invocation, Nellie Bennett Elementary School’s Fifth Grade Chorus singing, under the direction of teacher Kelly McCann, and the Point Pleasant Panther High School Band performing. There will also be a presentation of the 2012 Grand Marshal, Charlie Hagen, a Korean War Veteran and Point Pleasant resident, …
Eddie D
7:24 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012
On behalf of my wife and I, my children and my grandchildren someday, thank you John for your heroic service to this country! more ›