2020 Jasper County Veterans Day Program Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
After much consideration, the Newton Sons of the American Legion have finalized the decisions on the 2020 Veterans Day Program.
Flags on the Square
The flags will still be displayed on the square on Veterans Day as in years past (weather permitting). Details regarding submission of flags, preparing, placing/removing, folding and pickup of the flags will be provided at a date closer to the event via social, digital, and traditional media outlets.
People are still encouraged and welcome to meander around the courthouse lawn observing the flags as in years past. Please try to social distance.
Flag Stenciling
If you have a flag in need of stenciling contact Judy Burnell at 618-783-3185 or Jeanne Wagner at 618-783-3722.
Veterans Day Program
With the COVID restrictions in place, and given the varying ages of the community who attend the annual event, it has been determined having an in person Veterans Day program is not feasible this year. Instead, the Sons of the American Legion along with Jasper Unit 1, and various community members are working together to pre-record a Veterans Day program to be released for viewing on Veterans Day via YouTube.
More details on this will be available in the future via social, digital, and traditional media outlets.
For this video, we are requesting people to send in pictures of their Veteran loved ones with the following information:
Veterans Name
Time of Service (example: Korean War, PeaceTime, World War II, etc)
These can be emailed to Jasper County Daily News at jcdailynews@gmail.com. with the email title of Veteran. If you need your picture scanned in, please call 618-783-9405 and we can make arrangements to get this done!
On Veterans Day, Chad Miller, States Attorney for Jasper County, will go live on Facebook. During this live event, he will speak a few words and the Volleys will be fired. It is requested for people to not attend this live portion in person due to the COVID restrictions.
This video will be on Facebook live for immediate viewing as well as uploaded to YouTube after the event is over.
In addition to being placed on YouTube, there will be an option to assist the Sons of the American Legion by purchasing a DVD including the pre-recorded video and the Facebook live video.
Ham and Bean Lunch
The Ham and Bean Lunch will be cancelled for the 2020 year.
