First responders and AmeriCorps personnel were at the Missouri Capitol on September 10 to mark the anniversary of 9/11 and to remember the sacrifices of firefighters and others that day. The ceremony was moved indoors because it was a drizzly morning. The soloist who sang the national anthem was Lt. Col. Regina Kilmer, commander of the 5th Ordnance Training Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard. It was a wonderful rendition. When Lt. Col. Kilmer opens her mouth, I should think you'd want to listen.
I noticed this guy with a pickup and trailer -- and stars and stripes on his shoes, socks and shorts. I chatted with him a little about his project (advocating for the USA, the armed forces, firefighters, etc.) and his devotion to his mission. He's from Kansas City and makes appearances at parades, memorial services, etc., as asked. Who is he? I don't know.
Something else I noticed was the Jasper county sheriff's department vehicle with its motto: Serving since 1841. A number of members of the Missouri General Assembly in the nineteenth century were county sheriffs at one time or another. Any from Jasper county? These three:
I noticed this guy with a pickup and trailer -- and stars and stripes on his shoes, socks and shorts. I chatted with him a little about his project (advocating for the USA, the armed forces, firefighters, etc.) and his devotion to his mission. He's from Kansas City and makes appearances at parades, memorial services, etc., as asked. Who is he? I don't know.
Something else I noticed was the Jasper county sheriff's department vehicle with its motto: Serving since 1841. A number of members of the Missouri General Assembly in the nineteenth century were county sheriffs at one time or another. Any from Jasper county? These three:
- Samuel B. LaForce of Carthage (born January 15, 1815; died April 17, 1899), who was elected to the House in 1850, served one two-year term and was a member of the 16th General Assembly.
- William Jordan Pollard of Oronogo (born February 14, 1829; died in March 1902), who was elected to the House in 1878 and was a member of the 30th General Assembly.
- Ulysses “Brick” Hendrickson, also of Oronogo (born April 24, 1832; died May 19, 1912), who was elected to the Senate in 1890, served one four-year term and was a member of the 36th and 37th General Assemblies.
