MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT BRENHAM AMERICAN LEGION HALL
Residents are invited to pay tribute to fallen veterans at today’s (Monday) Memorial Day program at the American Legion Hall in Brenham.
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The observance, led by the Washington County Veterans Association, begins at 11 a.m.
The program’s keynote speaker will be Christopher Johnson. Johnson served in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia as a rifleman, long range marksmanship instructor and career management non-commissioned officer in the Office of the Chief of Infantry.
Johnson was also a senior drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; rifle squad leader at Fort Polk, Louisiana; sniper section leader at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and sniper team leader at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
After the Army, Johnson worked as a quality/process improvement specialist at Knust-Godwin LLC in Katy. He is currently a junior high bible teacher at Faith Academy of Bellville.
KWHI will have a live broadcast of the program starting at 10:45 a.m. on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.
After the program, guests will be served a barbecue chicken meal and can take part in a cakewalk.