Major Matthew Morrow guest speaker at Lynchburg Memorial Day service
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U.S. Air Force Major Matthew Morrow (ret.) was the featured speaker during Memorial Day services in Lynchburg on Monday, May 30.
Major Morrow is a veteran of the Cold War, Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Quick Transit, Operation Joint Guard and Joint Forge, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, NATO Stabilization Force and the Global War on Terrorism.
While in the Air Force, Maj. Morrow served as chief of police, chief of weapons, inspector general, correctional officer, convoy commander, nuclear security officer and in various other official and instructional capacities.
Maj. Morrow has 30 ribbons, campaign and service medals and seven different personal decorations, but he said during a recent Veterans Day speech that it was all “just luck and timing."
"A veteran is a veteran is a veteran," Maj. Morrow said. "One year or 100 years, you have done something only 6 percent of America has done."
Maj. Morrow’s Memorial Day message was he would do it all over again and many servicemen and women who died in the nation’s service would give anything for just one more day.” He thanked all veterans, past and present, for their service in defense of the freedom all Americans enjoy.
Several Lynchburg residents and public officials turned out for the annual Memorial Day observance. In addition, Boy Scout Troop 171 helped to spruce up the Highland County Veterans Memorial in Hillsboro prior to the Lynchburg Memorial Day event.
– Special thanks to Lori Vance
Major Morrow is a veteran of the Cold War, Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Quick Transit, Operation Joint Guard and Joint Forge, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, NATO Stabilization Force and the Global War on Terrorism.
While in the Air Force, Maj. Morrow served as chief of police, chief of weapons, inspector general, correctional officer, convoy commander, nuclear security officer and in various other official and instructional capacities.
Maj. Morrow has 30 ribbons, campaign and service medals and seven different personal decorations, but he said during a recent Veterans Day speech that it was all “just luck and timing."
"A veteran is a veteran is a veteran," Maj. Morrow said. "One year or 100 years, you have done something only 6 percent of America has done."
Maj. Morrow’s Memorial Day message was he would do it all over again and many servicemen and women who died in the nation’s service would give anything for just one more day.” He thanked all veterans, past and present, for their service in defense of the freedom all Americans enjoy.
Several Lynchburg residents and public officials turned out for the annual Memorial Day observance. In addition, Boy Scout Troop 171 helped to spruce up the Highland County Veterans Memorial in Hillsboro prior to the Lynchburg Memorial Day event.
– Special thanks to Lori Vance