by SSgt Clay Sattazahn
ANG Band of the Mid-Atlantic
11/10/2011 - ANNVILLE, PA -- The "Brass In Blue" Quintet recently performed for several hundred veterans, their families as part of the 29th annual Veterans Day program at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. It was the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Veterans Memorial at the cemetery, and of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Members of the official party included: Retired Brig. General, John Patten (the keynote speaker), Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley; Johnny P. Gill, chaplain of the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania; retired Capt William J. McEllroy Jr.; Harry Paul, a World War II veteran, led the Pledge of Allegiance. The Master of Ceremonies was Paul Hastings of the PNC Marine Corps League.