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Photo by Elizabeth Larson www.lakeconews.com From left, National Guard members Staff Sgt. Everette Prescott, Sgt. James Robinson, Sgt. Chris Deshiell, Staff Sgt. John Snowden and Sgt. First Class Chad Holland These solders are part of our adopted unit and were honored at the Welcome Home Party on Sunday September 7th, 2008. A gathering to celebrate local guardsmen who have served in Iraq. Sgt. James Robinson returned from Iraq in 2005, while the rest of the men returned home from Iraq in May of 2008. Staff Sgt. Everette Prescott, 40, of Kelseyville; Sgt. First Class Chad Holland, 36, of Kelseyville; Sgt. Chris Deshiell, 47, of Willits; Staff Sgt. John Snowden, 37, of Lakeport, and Staff Sgts. Russell Wright and Don McPherson returned in May after serving in Iraq in the 649th Engineering Unit from September 2007 to this past May. |
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The Lakeport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2015 and the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 951 put on the event, which welcomed all active members of the military and veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as veterans of other wars.
A total of twenty $100 gift certificates form Home Depot were donated by the Ladies Auxiliary to the soldiers. There were many raffle prizes including five Bar-B-Ques which Home Depot in Santa Rosa donated for the cause. |
June Dye VFW Post 2015 Ladies Auxiliary Vice-President cuts the donated cake from Bruno's.
 The photo cake donated by Bruno's. |
 The donated photo cake from Bruno's. |
 Iraqi veteran Cliff Shores at the Bar-B-Q. |
 Dan, Dean, Kirk, and Cliff working at the Bar-B-Q. |
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 SGT. James Robinson with Ladies Auxiliary Vice-President June Dye |
 LT. Williams with Post Chaplain Jay Carlson and member Ed Roark enjoy the great meal. |
 Kirk having a great time with his steak. |
 Rocky and Ed before the party. |
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 VVA 951 President Dean Gotham ready to hand out the VVA award and bar-b-que |
 Dean Gotham presents VVA 951 member and Iraqi veteran Cliff Shores with award |
| Altogether 20 soldiers and veterans received an award and a $100.00 gift certificate from Home Depot which were donated by the Post 2015 Ladies Auxiliary. |
 Randy Sutton delivers a moving speech. His son David is serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. |
 Randy Sutton spoke on what it takes to be a corporal in the military. |