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Coquina Veteran's Voice

News of Coquina Crossing Veterans

Volume 1, Number 6 - December 2007

Coquina Plays Flagler for Veterans Day 2007     

On Monday November 12th, 2007 the Traveling Coquina Players under the Direction of Jack Wentz and Jean Hammer, accompanied by the Coquina Chorus and Combo under the Direction of Maestro Ray Wixted, Produced by Michael Rothfeld performed at Flagler College for all of St. Johns County residents and veterans. The pictures below only start to tell the story of this truly memorable event.



Maestro Ray Wixted and the Coquina Chorale



The Coquina Combo



Marcie Shomo and Lonnie Blaine perform



Our own Andrew Sisters: Jan Corry, Diane Downing, Eileen Coleman



Dick Wallis croons a tune



Coquina Veterans Commander, Harry Manford



Coquina Veterans Deacon, Earl Kidwell



Coquina's Fabulous Dancers: Joanne Smith, Sally Hagan, Pat Sitton, Ginny Draper



Flagler Auditorium starting to fill up



Marcie the Riveter



Director Jack Wentz belts out a tune



Strutting their stuff: Ginny & James Draper, Sally Hagan, Rich Stine, Joanne Smith and Al Allen



Diane Downing and Jack Wentz sing while Assistant Director, Jean Hammer and Lonnie Blaine dance



Ray Wixted does his imitation of Jimmy Durante



Florida State Representative Stan Jordan, Chairman of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee addresses the audience



Flagler College Chancellor and Florida State Representative Dr. W. Proctor welcomes everyone to Flagler College



Ray Wixted sings White Cliffs of Dover



Diane Downing performs I'll Be Seeing You



Al Allen performs with the Coquina Combo



The troops leave the USO Canteen



Coquina's Color Guard stand at attention



Service Representatives at attention



The All Star Band singers perform WW II Era Songs



The All Star Bands Horn Section performs



The All Star Band plays



Anne Marsh FSU WW II Historical Archive, Pastor D. Tinsley, St Johns Veterans Council Commander Ben Meggitt, SJSO and Assistant Producer Joe McDermott, on stage



Renie Lyniuk, Coquina Activities Director



Pastor D. Tinsley, Destiny Church International offers a prayer



St Johns County Commission Chairman Ben Rich speaks about what Veterans Day means to him



Carol Rothfeld recites the poignant poem Just A Common Soldier



St. Augustine Mayor Joseph Boles



Keynote Speaker Dr. Giles McCoy recounts his story of heroic survival after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis



Show Producer Michael Rothfeld, editor of the Coquina Veterans Voice




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