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Veterans Advisory Committee

Town of Garner · Veterans Advisory Committee
Monday, June 8, 2026 at 9:00 am · White Deer Nature Center White Deer Park 2400 Aversboro Road | Garner, NC 27529

Advisory board meeting Faith and cultural communitiesAppointments and personnelElections and districtsParks and recreation

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What's on this agenda

Garner's Veterans Advisory Committee met at the White Deer Park nature center to plan the year's observances and elect its officers. Veterans Day on 11 November and Wreaths Across America with Gold Star Families in December both need work, and the committee had yet to set a date for its Salute to Troops.

The standing business is the town's veterans memorial. The committee has an open question about whether to put on the wall the names of veterans who died but were not Garner residents, along with flag poles and a path around the memorial. A memorial brick order, a Veterans Day parade and a bylaws update round out the old business. The committee meets every third month; its next is 14 September.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting.

The committee approved minutes from both its 9 March and 28 May meetings, and elected the officers nominated in March: a chair, a vice chair and a secretary. The agenda record names who moved and seconded each motion but does not record how the votes went.

It recapped the Memorial Day observance held 25 May and looked ahead to the 3 July Independence Day celebration at Lake Benson Park, with the VFW and its auxiliary, the American Legion, the Sons of the American Legion, the Riders and the DAV all named. No decision is recorded on the memorial wall question.

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Jump to an item (15 on this agenda)
  1. ACall to Order
  2. 1Approval of Agenda
  3. 2Approval of Meeting Minutes (March 9, 2026)
  4. 3Approval of Meeting Minutes (May 28, 2026)
  5. BPetitions and Comments from the Public
  6. C.1.1Veterans Day Observance: November 11, 2026
  7. C.1.2Wreaths Across America and Gold Star Families: December 2026
  8. C.1.3Salute to Troops
  9. C.1.4Memorial Day Observance: May 25, 2026
  10. C.1.5Independence Day Celebration: July 3, 2026, Lake Benson Park
  11. C.4DAV
  12. DOld Business: Memorial Brick Order, Memorial Update, Veterans Day Par…
  13. D.5Bylaws Update
  14. ENew Business: Election of Committee Officers
  15. FAdjourn

Agenda items (15)

Discussion item · 6Procedural · 4Minutes approval · 2Staff or committee report · 2Appointment · 1
  1. A Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 1 Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  3. 2 Approval of Meeting Minutes (March 9, 2026)
    Minutes approval
    Motion made and seconded; the record does not give the vote.
  4. 3 Approval of Meeting Minutes (May 28, 2026)
    Minutes approval
    Motion made and seconded; the record does not give the vote.
  5. B Petitions and Comments from the Public
    Procedural
  6. C.1.1 Veterans Day Observance: November 11, 2026
    Discussion item Faith and cultural communities
    Planning the observance, including who gives the 2026 keynote.
  7. C.1.2 Wreaths Across America and Gold Star Families: December 2026
    Discussion item Faith and cultural communities
  8. C.1.3 Salute to Troops
    Discussion item Faith and cultural communities
    The committee had not yet set a 2026 date.
  9. C.1.4 Memorial Day Observance: May 25, 2026
    Staff or committee report Faith and cultural communities
    A recap of the observance held two weeks earlier.
  10. C.1.5 Independence Day Celebration: July 3, 2026, Lake Benson Park
    Discussion item Faith and cultural communities
    Planning with the VFW and its auxiliary, the American Legion, the Sons of the American Legion and the Riders.
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  11. C.4 DAV
    Staff or committee report
  12. D Old Business: Memorial Brick Order, Memorial Update, Veterans Day Parade, Event Committee
    Discussion item Faith and cultural communitiesParks and recreation
    The memorial update covers whether to add to the wall the names of veterans who died but were not Garner residents, plus flag poles and a path around the memorial.
  13. D.5 Bylaws Update
    Discussion item
  14. E New Business: Election of Committee Officers
    Appointment Appointments and personnelElections and districts
    The committee elected the chair, vice chair and secretary nominated at its March meeting.
    Motion to accept the nominees made and seconded; the record does not give the vote.
  15. F Adjourn
    Procedural

Agenda changes

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