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SUMMARY:Veterans Day features Wounded Soldier & ACB Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Veterans Day with Captain Allen Clark\, author of Wou
 nded Soldier\, Healing Warrior\, and a musical performance from the Allen
  Community Jazz Band.  The program will be 7:30 p.m. Monday\, November 11\
 , at the historic Allen Christian Church\, 252 E. St. Mary Dr.\, Allen Her
 itage Village.  \nThe Allen Community Jazz Band will open the program with
  a medley of patriotic songs featuring Mark Woodard on Alto Sax.  Highligh
 ts of the concert will include a unique version of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  featuring Jeannie Baxter\, Shayla Smith and Diana Brooks on vocals. Profe
 ssionally attorneys in Collin County\, these talented ladies enjoy singing
  on the side.  The band will conclude with Battle Hymn of the Republic.
                                                                                                                       \nOn the last day of his tour o
 f duty in Viet Nam before returning to the United States\, Captain Clark c
 onfronted horrific tragedy. A mortar round landed behind him\, resulting i
 n both legs needing to be amputated below the knees. Captain Clark’s recov
 ery was long and arduous\, but the emotional wounds of despair continued t
 o grip his being. An inspiring book\, Wounded Soldier\, Healing Warrior ch
 ronicles his spiritually renewing journey. \nA West Point graduate\, Capta
 in Clark earned the Silver Star\, Purple Heart\, and Combat Infantryman’s
  Badge for his Army Special Forces service in Vietnam. Later\, he served a
 s an assistant secretary in the Department of Veterans Affairs and subsequ
 ently as director of the National Cemetery System. \nPresident Ronald Reag
 an declared\, “There are a host of heroes to whom this country owes a debt
  it can never repay.  Allen Clark lost both his legs while serving his cou
 ntry in Viet Nam.  When he came home\, his body was broken\, but his spiri
 t never faltered.” \nSponsored by the Allen Public Library\, Allen Communi
 ty Jazz Band\, VFW 2195\, Bernardo de Gálvez chapter DAR\, the concert is
  free.  Call 214-509-4911 for further information.\nAllen Heritage Village
 \n352 St. Mary Dr.\nAllen\, TX 75002 United States\n
LOCATION:352 St. Mary Dr.\, Allen\, TX 75002
URL:http://allen.bubblelife.com/community/add_allen_public_library_/library
 /3519089671/key/3511872410/Veterans_Day_features_Wounded_Soldier_ACB_Jazz
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