Butler County Chapter NSDAR Veteran Breakfast

Mon, 11/07/2016 - 8:37pm — Diane Dyer

The Butler County Chapter NSDAR held their 2016 Veterans Breakfast on Saturday, November 5th. The breakfast has become a tradition since the first one held in 1985 in the basement of the United Methodist Church with Mrs. Helen Hunt as caterer. Later the event was held at the Woodbury House Restaurant for several years, then moved to the Butler County Library where the ladies brought the food. The crowd continued to grow, so the breakfast was moved to the Butler County High School Commons area where it is currently being held.

This year’s program began with a welcome by Chapter Regent Georgia Lavern Romans followed by the pledge to the flag led by Flag Chair Lynda O’Driscoll. After the invocation by Veteran Tommy Wood, a delicious breakfast was enjoyed.

Vice Regent Jane Smith then presented the Veteran of the Year, James B. Cartwright. She shared a brief description of his service, then presented him with a certificate of appreciation for that service.

Kayla, Elijah, Felicia, James Cartwright, Cynthia, Kate, Bryan Fulton, William Barrow , Jennifer, and Michael White

Linda Wood then read a list of all the veterans in attendance and thanked them for their service. This year’s crowd included veterans from the US Army (12), Navy (4), Marines (3) and the Air Force (2).

A list of those recognized in the past as Veteran of the Year by the chapter included:
1985     Lewis Orange
1986     Walter Dunn
1987     Onva White
1988     Sharone Nash
1989     Austin H. Vance
1990     John T. Abbott
1991     Harold Moore
1992     Don Jenkins
1993     Walter Chyle, Jr.
1994     Omar Bratton
1995     Jesse Martin
1996     Carlton Drake
1997     Verner Cook
1998     Boyd Fuller
1999     Glendel R. Coleman
1999     W. David Coleman
2000     Exel Clark
2001     Troy G. Abbott
2002     Randy Dale McKinney
2003     Howard W. Vaughn
2004     Joe Bunch
2005     Mary F. Eberman Gall
2005     Henry Threlkel
2006     Dewey Lee Smith
2007     Charles B. Gary
2007     Fred Schaser
2007     Ray Schultz
2007     Mirko Radovich
2008     Kendall Hatcher
2008     Wilbur Drake
2008     Hugh Hunt
2009     Bill Lewis Green
2010     All Veterans
2009     Gary Phelps
2011     Edward Lee Odle
2012     Bubby Porter
2013     Presley McCoy
2013     Bill Cook
2014     Denver Beliles
2015     Don McKenney
2016     James B. Cartwright