Marine ColonelMitchell Paige

• WWII Medal of Honor• Awarded Eagle Scout 67 years after

skipping ceremony to join Marines• Buried in one of America’s

125 National Cemeteries.

Golden GateNational Cemetery

• San Bruno• Dedicated Memorial Day 1942• 138,542 graves• 161 acres• 15 Medal of Honor recipients• Scout Good Turn event for 50+ yrs.

Volunteers:2,500+ Scouts, families & veterans

Patriotic Music:Peninsula Scout Band

• Explorer Post 224• Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America

Color Guard: Scottish-American Military Society

Invocation:Chaplain Fred Tittle

• First Sgt, US Marines (retired)• Combat disabled• Chaplain, Palo Alto VA Medical Center• Clinical Chaplain, Stanford University

Medical Center• Masters of Divinity, Princeton Theological

Seminary

Flag Ceremony:CAP Squadron 86

Patriot Guard Riders

Keynote Speaker:Michael Sears

• Pac Sky Executive Board Member• Stanford Juris Doctorate & MBA• United States Naval Academy• Principal of the Reticle Group• Troop Committee Member• Scoutreach VP• Eagle Scout

Taps:Cmdr. Tim Cogan (USCG)

Flags

• 138,542 flags• 2 hours

Committee• BSA Staff Advisor: Mike Partin, BSA• Chairman: Keith Blackey, BSA• Color Guard: Scottish-American Military Society• First Aid: Alan Wolfson, BSA• Flag Ceremony: Civil Air Patrol Squadrons 86• Flag Removal: Cal Laws, BSA• Golden Gate National Cemetery: Kathy McCall, VA• Graphics and Maps: Ted Marcopulos, BSA• Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Jackie Speier• Keynote Speaker Alternate: Michael Sears, BSA• Master of Ceremonies: Leo Mc Ardle, BSA• Music Director: Michael Toschak, BSA• Press Relations: Todd Irwin & Dawna Wolfson, Pamela Swain, BSA• Photography: Ron Salwasser Film & Video, BSA• Production & Sound: Bob Marozine, BSA• Promotion (BSA): Ron Chang, Kent Downing, Dave Ernst, Jan Partin, Henry Reyes, Elizabeth Thompson• Promotion (Press): Mike Larsen, Jackie Speiers Communications Director• Promotion (Memorial Day): Avenue of the Flags• Promotion (Veteran support organizations): Carine Richards, USO• Radios: Millbrae Amateur Radio Club• Registration & Parking: Order of the Arrow, BSA• Sneath Lane Traffic Control: San Bruno Police• Taps: Cmdr Tim Cogan, USCG Res. & Alex Marcopulos, BSA• Veteran Reception: Capt. James Blank, BSA• VIP Reception: Bev Hastings, BSA

Schedule: Saturday, 23 May

• 7:30 a.m. Registration (arrive early)

• 8:30 Ceremony• 9:00 Flags• 11:00 Go Home

Memorial Day: Monday, 25 May

• 10:30 a.m. Musical Prelude• 10:45 Parade• 11:00 Program

Marine Colonel Mitchell Paige,15 Medal of Honor recipientsand 138,542 others are expecting you.

Don’t disappoint them!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Golden Gate National Cemetery

1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno

Ceremony starts at 8:30 (arrive early)

Details at http://tinyurl.com/GGNC2009

Questions go to

Keith Blackey (C: 650-740-0703, Keith@Blackey.net)