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Speaker 1: I got Mike Farmer from the Butler County Veteran Services on.
Speaker 1: We talked about an event bcvets dot org ORBCVETSOH dot gov.
Speaker 1: It'll both get you to the Butler County Veteran Services website.
Speaker 1: Welcome Mike Farmer. It's good to have you on the
Speaker 1: program today.
Speaker 2: Good morning, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1: Got a big event coming up Sunday, November tenth.
Speaker 2: We do so. We're this is one of our favorite
Speaker 2: events to do during the year, and it's the Butler
Speaker 2: County Veterans Day Ceremony. It's going to be a large
Speaker 2: event Sunday, November the tenth at the Butler County Fairgrounds.
Speaker 2: We'll have a cater dinner at six pm. The ceremony
Speaker 2: starts at seven. We'll have a Marine Corps cake cutting.
Speaker 2: It's a really good time, you know. We hope to
Speaker 2: pack the building out.
Speaker 1: Marine Corps cake cutting in honor of the two hundred
Speaker 1: and forty ninth Marine Corps Birthday.
Speaker 2: Wow, that's right, two hundred and forty nine years. And
Speaker 2: so for those who served in the Marine Corps and
Speaker 2: that are marines, that is almost a stakered traditional ceremony
Speaker 2: that we grew up with and instilled in us. So
Speaker 2: we're going to go ahead and cut our dessert cake
Speaker 2: in the same fashion and celebrate the Marine Corps birthday
Speaker 2: as we all come together.
Speaker 1: Oh that's great, and you know, I have to observe
Speaker 1: nothing wrong with two hundred and forty nine. That's amazing.
Speaker 1: Is there going to be some sort of massive celebration
Speaker 1: next year when you get to two fifty?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. We'll have to see what two
Speaker 2: fifty homes, but i'd like to maybe we could add
Speaker 2: some fireworks or something to it. There, you go, two
Speaker 2: hundred and forty nine years, something to something to make
Speaker 2: a mark, and we're looking forward to two fifty. So
Speaker 2: we just hope the community will come out Joe and
Speaker 2: join us for a good time and a chance to
Speaker 2: have that camaraderie and just like minded people that appreciate
Speaker 2: those who once raised their right hand and took the
Speaker 2: solemn most to defend and serve for all of us.
Speaker 1: Well, it's important that people get over to bcvets dot
Speaker 1: org so they can RSVP because I know space is limited,
Speaker 1: so you need to save your seats by clicking the
Speaker 1: link right there at the Butler County Veteran Service Commission website.
Speaker 2: You can go on the website, it's right on the
Speaker 2: homepage bcvet oh dot gov. Or they can give us
Speaker 2: a call at five one three eight eight seven three
Speaker 2: six zero zero and we'll be happy to help them
Speaker 2: fill it out.
Speaker 1: On our end. Wonderful, I understand us. Army veteran Mark
Speaker 1: Mesterschmid's going to be the keynote speaker. Can you mention
Speaker 1: a little bit about Mark's background?
Speaker 2: Yeah, so Mark is a huge community activist here in
Speaker 2: Butler County. He's a former Army ranger. He was Army
Speaker 2: Ranger of the Year. He's involved with the Employee Veterans
Speaker 2: group at the Trenton Brewery for Molten course here in
Speaker 2: the county, and he also sits on the Edgewoods School
Speaker 2: Board as a school board member. So he's a he's
Speaker 2: a great veteran.
Speaker 1: He can take.
Speaker 2: He used to serve his community and everything that was
Speaker 2: instilled in him when he was an Army ranger. He's
Speaker 2: got some pretty exciting remarks for that evening, so we
Speaker 2: look forward to having him address everybody.
Speaker 1: Oh, that's wonderful. I also understand the oldest and youngest
Speaker 1: Marines will be there to participate in that cake cutting ceremony,
Speaker 1: so you have a huge swath of Marines.
Speaker 2: They will be So when guests check in, we'll ask
Speaker 2: them if they were a Marine and if so, their
Speaker 2: age will take the youngest president and the oldest present,
Speaker 2: and that is who will cut the dessert cake for everybody.
Speaker 2: So that's the Marine Corps tradition that the oldest present
Speaker 2: and the youngest president in the room have the honors
Speaker 2: not only cutting the cake but having the first piece,
Speaker 2: signifying that bond between them and crossing over generationally. So
Speaker 2: it's going to be a really fun evening. We hope
Speaker 2: to pack the house and everyone is welcome. Kids are welcome.
Speaker 2: We just want to come together and thank everyone for
Speaker 2: their service and recognize those who serve.
Speaker 1: Truly appreciate your service to the American military and continued
Speaker 1: service at the BC Butler County Veterans Service Commission b
Speaker 1: c vet's OH dot govs how you get there, to
Speaker 1: get your tickets and reservations, and just Strekker will add
Speaker 1: the link to your the Butler County Veterans Services Commission
Speaker 1: to my website at fifty five cars dot com. In
Speaker 1: case people can't remember, they can at least remember fifty
Speaker 1: five care sea dot com for all the information market
Speaker 1: on your calendar. November tenth Dinners at six pm. It's
Speaker 1: at the Butler County Fairgrounds. Opportunity to support and salute
Speaker 1: the American veteran and have a great celebration. Keep up
Speaker 1: the great work, Mike. I know you work really hard
Speaker 1: for American veterans throughout the year and I can't thank
Speaker 1: you enough for that, and I know they truly appreciate
Speaker 1: it as well.