27TH ANNUAL MILITARY GALA & BANQUET
It takes a leader - Our Master of Ceremonies
And a President of the Mess
A V.O.T.O. Honor Guard
The Chaplain from Cof O
WWII Army Veteran, Sam Seizert, led our Pledge of Allegiance
What a picture!
The Start of a Candlelight POW/MIA Ceremony
We will NEVER forget
The tradition of Military Toasts
Lots of toasts to pay tribute
A gold rose for each Gold Star Family
A salute says it all in thanks.
Every dogtag has the name of a Missing Missourian.
Happy Birthday
A special Master of Ceremony for the Marine worldwide celebration.
The Few, The Proud, The Marines
The oldest and youngest Marines received a Birthday K-Bar.
POW Network Chairman
The 2023 Avis Gutz Memorial Award for Volunteerism,
Margie Williamson, Army medic retired
Retired Canadian diplomat and Military Veteran spent the week in Branson
with his wife.
Doug Gabriel, opened and closed the GALA
Full house
Intermission fireworks by A.M. Pyrotechnics of Buffalo, MO
The Military Science Candidates from C of O with the Chaplain
A long week, and it's over til next year. Both are prior recipients of
the
Avis Gutz Memorial Award for volunteerism.
We have the BEST volunteers!