President Leslie N. Pollardand the Administration of Oakwood University

Veterans Day Ceremony

Nov. 11, 2020 • 11:00 a.m., CST

HONORING HONORING HONORING OUR VETERANSOUR VETERANSOUR VETERANS

7000 Adventist Boulevard, NW

Huntsville, Alabama 35896

Veterans Day Planning CommitteeMiriam Battles

Dwayne Cheddar

Ronald Childress, Jr.

Carlos Cole

Sabrina Cotton

Audree Johnson

Washington Johnson II

Gerald Kibble

Debbe Millet

Donnell Nicholes

Ron J. Pride

Irvin Raphael

Shelley Vaughn

Cheri Wilson

10:40 - 10:55 Parade Mr. & Miss Oakwood; De’Andre Brown & Tia Toombs

Pride Marching Band; Ryan Washington, Director

Certifi ed Step Team; Bernice Moise, Captain

Adventist Motorcycle Ministry

OU Student Veterans Brown, Craig .................. Air Force, Retired E5

Staff Sergeant

Brown, Terence ..................Air Force

Hickman, Shane ..................Army/Navy, GSM3

Holliday-Parker, Haydee .................. Navy, FC1 (Fire Controlman, 1st Class)

Newbill, Hasting ..................Army, Staff Sergeant

Petty, Ulyssess ..................Air Force

Thomas, Natasha ..................Army, SPC

Thurman, Kyle ..................Air Force Reserve

Williams, Lujan ..................Army, SFC

Plaques are presented by the Oakwood University Offi ce of Veterans Affairs in

conjunction with the Offi ce of Advancement

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Master of Ceremony ................... Col. Ronald Childress, Jr., United States Army

Arrival of Official Party

Posting of Colors ................... Austin High School JROTC Honor Guard

“The Star-Spangled Banner” ................... Samara Bowden, The National Anthem ................... Miss UNCF 2021

Invocation ................... Lance Shand, Ret., Specialist 3rd Class, United States Army

Welcome/Acknowledge ................... Leslie N. Pollard, President, Guests & Veteran Students .................. Oakwood University

Appreciation Award ................... Joy Parker, President & Co-Founder, Sabrina Cotton, VP Wreaths for Veterans (local chapter Financial Administration, of Wreaths Across America) Oakwood University

Introduction of Speaker ................... Col. Ronald Childress, Jr., United States Army

“Amazing Grace” ................... Huntsville Fire & Rescue Pipes & Drums

Keynote Address ................... Washington Johnson II, CAPT Chaplain Corps, United States Navy; Assistant Director, Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Military Hymns • Playing of “Taps”

Wreath-Laying Ceremony ................... Gabrielle Hernandez Austin High School JRTOC Honor Guard

Benediction ................... Haydee Holliday-Parker Oakwood University Student Veteran United States Navy

Departure of Official Party

Keynote SpeakerCAPT Washington Johnson II, CHC, USNDeputy Chaplain, Navy Region Hawaii

CAPT Washington Johnson II is a native of

Birmingham, AL. He is a graduate of Oakwood

University (Huntsville, AL), the Seventh-day

Adventist (SDA) Theological Seminary (Berrien

Springs, MI), and Reformed Theological Seminary

(Clinton, MS), receiving Bachelor of Arts, Master

of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry degrees, respectively.

In 1998 Johnson was commissioned as a chaplain in the United

States Navy Reserve. His assignments have included staff chaplain, Naval

Submarine Base, Kings Bay, GA; deputy command chaplain, MEFREL 220,

Alameda, CA; staff chaplain, Navy District Washington (Arlington National

Cemetery); command chaplain, NMCB23 (Fort Belvoir, VA) and NMCB22

(Jacksonville, FL); command chaplain, Joint-Base Andrews Naval Air

Facility Washington, D.C.; deputy command chaplain, Camp Lemonnier,

Djibouti, Africa, during a year of active duty deployment; deputy chaplain,

USCG, Portsmouth ,VA (LANTAREA); deputy chaplain of the United States

Coast Guard for Reserve Matters, Religious Support Unit 106, Washington,

D. C. and staff chaplain, North American Aerospace Defense Command

(NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

Peterson AFB, CO.

Johnson is an ordained SDA Minister and former Editor of Message

Magazine, America’s oldest Black religious journal. His pastoral ministry has

spanned throughout the South Central and Northern California Conferences

of SDA, where he was actively involved in community, civic and religious

affairs.

As a civilian, he serves as Assistant Director of Adventist Chaplaincy

Ministries (ACM) at the North American Division of SDA Headquarters in

Columbia, MD. ACM is the ecclesiastical endorsing agency for the North

American Division of the SDA Church. He also serves as a guest lecturer at

The SDA Theological Seminary.

Johnson assumed his current duty as the Deputy Chaplain, Navy

Region Hawaii in December 2019.

His personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal,

Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

(3) awards, Coast Guard Commendation Medal with “O” device, Navy and

Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Army Achievement Medal.

Oakwood University Memorial Gardens

Veterans Day Ceremony

Nov. 11, 2020 • 11:00 a.m., CST

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