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Saturday October 10, 2015
Charleston - Tallahatchie County, MS |
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Waiting on the School Buses to take us to
Charleston, MS |
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The buses finally arrive |
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The buses are loaded - Let's roll! |
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Stop at the Tallahatchie County Line |
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Arriving in Charleston |
Flags lined the street to welcome us to town |
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The Junior High School Band and a silhouette of
the ship made by the shop class greeted us when we arrived
at The Charleston Area Revitalization Effort (CARE) Center |
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The Charleston Area Revitalization Effort (CARE)
Center |
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The USS Tallahatchie County
Navigation Lights |
The City of Charleston
made new banners for our visit |
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Inside of the CARE Center |
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Inside of the CARE Center |
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John Ball Burnett welcomes
The USS Tallahatchie County Sailors |
Mr. Sedrick Smith
Mayor of Charleston, MS |
Mr. Tom Reynolds
State Representative
Reads the House Proclamation |
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Bruce Morgan & Duncan Crawford
Along with John Ball Burnett
Address the crowd |
Chuck (Captain) Walker
Addresses the crowd |
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The crowd listens intently |
The crowd listens intently |
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The crowd listens intently |
The USS Tallahatchie County Video |
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Customized Guest Books |
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Then we were taken to the Three Way Restaurant
for a fantastic Bar-B-Q Pulled Pork Lunch
Visit them
on Facebook |
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John Ball Burnett
Address the crowd |
Captain Walker donates
the painting that was given to him by the
Ship's officers when he left the ship in February 1969 |
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Bruce Morgan donates
a picture of both versions of the USS Tallahatchie County
signed by all attending shipmates |
Duncan Crawford donates
the Christening Flags of
Captain John Robert - Last Captain of the LST-1154
Captain Ian Johnson - Last Captain of the AVB-2
to the Citizens of Tallahatchie County, MS |
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Close-up of the painting donated by Captain
Walker |
Group picture at the Three Way Restaurant
John Ball Burnett kneeling front row left end
Glenna Challenger standing on the right. |
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Buses ready for return trip to Olive Branch |
Load the buses |
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Lowering the Navigation Flags
from the Regions Bank Flag Pole |
Tallahatchie County Library |
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USS Tallahatchie County Memorabilia on display in
the County Library |
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A quick stop at the Tallahatchie River
On the way back to Olive Branch |
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Friday, October 9, 2015
Pictures & Banquet |
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