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The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Jim Medlin gives the “Toast to the Flag,” in which veterans are honored for thelr courage and sacrifice. Photo hy DAVE BLANTON To care for him who shall have borne the battle and to his widow and his orphan — President Abraham Lincolm Soldier’s family needs help should be our priority: Ruff ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald @ gmail.com “When people think about supporting the veteran they often forget the family. The family of the soldier needs your help too," said retired Sgt. Major Abe Ruff, a 20 year Vietnam veteran with the Army who also served with Special Forces as a Green Beret, who was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day service Tues- day morning at Patriots Park in Kings Mountain. Ruff interspersed his re- marks with suggestions on how to support the soldier and his family. “Shake a veteran's hand today and thank him for his sacri- fices, send a soldier over- seas a care package, one big enough to share with his unit, and contact local veterans groups to get the name of a soldier and write to him. He stressed the veter- an's needs when he said the suicide rate for veterans 50 and over has drastically in- creased with an average of 22 veterans who take their own lives every day. “They need someone to care for them.” : “And, you don't have to go somewhere else to help a veteran, you can start today right here at home," as he mentioned American Legion Post and Auxiliary 155 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 9811 who sponsor nu- merous projects for veterans and their families. Ruff noted that Viet- nam-era soldiers didn't re- ceive a warm “welcome home” and he encouraged local people to let young soldiers returning home from duty know that you appreciate their sacrifices. Ruff said he knows from his experience in Uncle's Sam's Army that the soldier leaves his wife and family at home for long periods of time. As a Green Beret, his family saw him 11 days in a seven month period when he trained with the Greek, French and Iranian Armies. “Being a military wife is a hard job," he said, com- AUCTION ~~ Colonial Manor Antiques ~~ 215 W. Trade St., Dallas, NC 28034 2 HUGE DAYS! Friday, Nov. 14th @ 10 am Saturday, Nov. 15th @ 10 am Directions: from Lincolnton or Gastonia---Travel H 321 to Dallas mending his wife, June, to whom he has been married 50 years. The audience at the ser- vice sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain included numerous local veterans and their families. Mayor Rick Murphrey was master of ceremonies. In his opening remarks, he said that “America is as strong as its people. We are caretakers of all that our forefathers fought for.” “Veterans have always answered the call to defend and secure our freedom, no matter the cost. Today, we honor that same spirit and hope, which led to the founding of this great na- tion. Veterans fought for our freedom a freedom secured and defended with honor, loyalty and personal cour- age.” Adding to the ceremony was music by the Loch Nor- man Pipe Band, the “Toast to the Flag” by Vietnam vet- eran Jim Medlin, who held the flag and talked about the red, white and blue, re- flecting that the blue stands for being true and constant and the whole of it are the stars and stripes. The Na- tional anthem rendered was sung by Sophia Kellstrom, Grand Majestic Miss North Carolina and “God Bless America” by Kellstrom and her mother, Molora, and grandmother, Mrs. Roger Woodard. The Kings Mountain Po- lice Color Guard, under the direction of Sgt. Bob Myers, posted and retired the col- ors, Boy Scouts from Troop 193 of Central United Meth- odist Church, led the pledge of allegiance, KMPD Chief Melvin Proctor offered the invocation, praising God for a glorious day to honor those living veterans who were willing to stand up for the red, white and blue. The mayor recognized Kelsy Goody Powers, Miss Poppy from the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 155 Commander Curtis Thrift who read the list of names on the four memorials in Patriots Park and veterans representing World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam presented white roses at the base of the me- morial wall. The mayor, assisted by Ruff, placed a red, white and blue wreath at the me- morial. Bugler Paul Fulton played “Taps” to conclude the patriotic service. Cherryville Exit---go towards Dallas and Auction is about 2 blocks from 321 bridge across from funeral home in Dallas....VERY EASY to get to! Terms: Cash/Credit Card—10% Buyers premium & 3% surchg. 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D.A.R.E. is operated through a partner- ship between local public schools and local law en- forcement. The board said it would investigate the need for sup- port to the D.A.R.E. pro- gram on an administrative level. NSLTAD Published every Wednesday Periodicals postage at Kings Mountain, NC 28086 USPS 931-040 by CF Media Postmaster, send address changes to: P. O. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Phone (704) 739-7496 + Fax (704) 739-0611 WETTED S137: 1K Published by Community First Media, Inc. Lib Stewart - Managing Editor lib.kmherald@gmail.com Sports Editor: Gary Stewart - Staff Writer: Dave Blanton Advertising Representatives: Mark Blanton - Annie Jenkins Greg Ledford - Duane Heafner - Sam Brackett Stacy Kale - Scott Helms - Mike Marlow General Operations Manager: Duane Heafner Gaston & Cleveland County Other NC Counties Outside NC Mail Subscription Rates Payable in Advance. All Prices include 6.75% NC State Sales Tax. © 2014 CF Media. 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