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MS SR30
Resolution
Status
3/22/2021
Primary Sponsor
Dennis DeBar
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AI Summary
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Commemorates the 100th anniversary of Howell-Grantham American Legion Post 53 in Lucedale, Mississippi, chartered in March 1921
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Post 53 was named after James Howell Grantham, a 20-year-old Marine Medic killed in action on November 1, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
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Post currently has 95 members (85 active) and sends 20-25 high school students annually to Boys State and Girls State programs
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Members place American flags on over 1,400 veteran graves across 126 area cemeteries each Memorial Day and organize an annual Veterans Day parade begun seven years ago
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Resolution directs presentation to Post 53 VFW and forwarding to the George County Board of Supervisors
Legislative Description
Commemorate Centennial Anniversary of Howell-Grantham American Legion Post 53.
Last Action
Adopted
3/22/2021