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SUMMARY:First Annual Field of Honor
DESCRIPTION:WHO:     The Exchange Club of Sugar Land including former U.S.
  Congressman Pete Olson\, local community leaders\, local veterans groups\
 , first responders and everyday heroes. \nWHEN:   November 10\, 11 and 12\
 , 2023 for seventy-two straight hours.  \nWHERE:  University of Houston\,
  Sugar Land campus\, Interstate 69/U.S. 59 and University Boulevard.   \nW
 HAT:  1\,000 large (3’ x 5’) American Flags with names of heroes attached
  to the flags in a solemn Field of Honor.   \nWHY:  Veteran’s Day is a fed
 eral holiday that is celebrated annually on November 11.  It was created t
 o recognize the end of World War 1 - “the war to end all wars”.   The cess
 ation of hostilities between the Allies and Germany officially was effecti
 ve on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.
   After the Second World War\, Veteran’s Day was modified to become a cele
 bration of every man and woman who has served in the Armed Forces.   \n On
 e of the Exchange Club’s three national programs of service is Americanism
 \, which promotes pride in America and gratitude to the men and women in o
 ur military.    The Exchange Club of Sugar Land was proud to lead Sugar La
 nd’s Veteran’s Day celebration.   \n As a veteran of the United States Nav
 y\, Veteran’s Day is a very special day for me and all who have served in
  America’s armed services.    Our hometown of Sugar Land is the most patri
 otic city in our nation on this special day of honor.    It has always bee
 n a day to celebrate our heroes.     The horrific attacks our country endu
 red on September 11\, 2001\, and the COVID pandemic have shown us that you
  do not have to serve in the Armed Services to be a hero. We all know hero
 es in our daily lives.    Instead of one day to celebrate military heroes\
 , the Exchange Club of Sugar Land and hundreds of volunteers are going to
  expand our local celebration to THREE days to honor ALL heroes.     We ar
 e going to celebrate first responders (police\, fire\, EMS\, etc)  on Frid
 ay\, November 10.     November 11 will be focused on veterans as usual.
     We’ll  end on Sunday\, November 12 \, by honoring hometown heroes like
  a mother\, a father\, a doctor\, a nurse\, a therapist\, a teacher\, a co
 ach\, a pastor\, a mentor\, a dear friend\, etc.    No profession or relat
 ionship is out of bounds.     Texan or non-Texan\, living or dead - it doe
 sn’t matter.    Old Glory is eternal.  \nThe focal point of the celebratio
 n on all three days will be a “Field of Honor” - a sea of red\, white\, an
 d blue flags flying proudly for seventy-two straight hours.  The flags wil
 l be lit at night in compliance with federal law.  There will be brief\, t
 hirty-minute ceremony at 5:00pm each day to honor the group that is the fo
 cus of our celebration that day.  This expanded celebration of heroes is s
 olely about the flags in the Field of Honor and the heroes being honored.
   There will be no food trucks or commercial vendors.   Our focus is only
  on flags for our heroes.  \nWe have one thousand flags in storage in Rose
 nberg.  We hope to make our local celebration the largest Field of Honor i
 n Texas. Attached is a brief video produced by the Exchange Club of what w
 e envision our Field of Honor will look like.  It’s very moving and powerf
 ul.  \n All the money raised over the three days of honoring heroes will g
 o to local charities.    The Exchange Club keeps none of the funds.    We
  have over sixty-thousand in corporate and charitable sponsorships.   \n I
 f you have questions or want to see history being made through our plans t
 o expand Veteran’s Day in Sugar Land from one day to three days\, please c
 ontact me at   pgointex@hotmail.com   or Doug Earle at dougsltx@gmail.com.
    \nThe media is welcome anytime.  We’ll see you next week! \n Very respe
 ctfully\, \n  \n Pete Olson \n  \n United States Congressman \n Texas Cong
 ressional District 22 \n 2009 - 2021 \n  \n United States Naval Aviator  \
 n 1989 - 1998\nUniversity of Houston Sugar Land\n14000 University Boulevar
 d\nSugar Land\, TX 77479 United States\n
LOCATION:14000 University Boulevard\, Sugar Land\, TX 77479
URL:http://houston.bubblelife.com/community/houston_calendar/library/352395
 60/key/3511009620/First_Annual_Field_of_Honor
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