The Camden Catholic High School community gathered Nov. 11 for a Veterans Day assembly to honor the men and women who have served this country and those who continue to serve, as well as to recognize those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This year’s ceremony held special significance with the dedication of a POW/MIA Chair of Honor that was donated by Joseph Wright, a disabled Vietnam War veteran and Class of 1969 alumnus. Wright, who served as a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, was the featured speaker for the assembly.
The chair will serve as a reminder of servicemembers who were prisoners of war or remain missing in action. It will remain permanently unoccupied at Dulczak Family Field, the school’s athletic complex.
During the assembly, Wright shared about his time at Camden Catholic and his own military service. He also honored those who never returned home by leading a poignant Missing Man Table ceremony. Administration, select students and their honored guests then gathered at the school’s Veterans Memorial for the chair’s unveiling, blessing and dedication, which concluded with the playing of “Taps.”
The school choir performed the “Armed Forces Medley.”
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