OUR HERO'S "HOMECOMING" WELCOME

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th. 2003 CAMP MARINA, PORT OF NEWCASTLE

CEREMONY - 2-3PM

MARINE ANTHEM - Durham Regional Police Honor Guard will lead the dignitaries,
From the Brigg Restaurant to Camp Marina Tent

CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM - Al Lalonde, neighbor

AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM -

OPENING PRAYER - Regina and Rafaela Iantomasi, Dan's best high school friends

TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE - For those who gave up their lives fighting for our freedom and rights, and did not make it home to their loved ones

WELCOME - Dave Patterson, Proud Marine Dad

GREETINGS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO - John O'Toole, MPP, Durham (Tentative)

GREETINGS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON - John Mutton, Mayor (confirmed)

GREETINGS FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT - U.S. Consular General, Toronto (confirmed)

A MARINE MOM'S PERSPECTIVE - Deborah and Richard Cushing, Toronto (confirmed)

INTRODUCTION OF CORPORAL DAN - Elliott (Chip) Gray, retired MP, U.S. Army,

Desert Storm Veteran

OUR HERO - Corporal Daniel Patterson, USMC (slide and movie show)

PRESENTATION OF WEBSITE - Patricia Patterson, Proud Marine Sister

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD - Public

CAKE CUTTING - Compliments of Oshawa Center