Elks bring generations of Vets together

Will C. sent us this link to an article about an Elks Lodge which is hosting wounded soldiers from Walter Reed next month and they’re inviting World War II veterans to meet with the younger generation.

The Rocky Mount Elks Lodge #1038 is inviting area World War II veterans for lunch with about 50 wounded soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center at noon June 1 at the lodge at 2750 N. Church St.

Transportation and special accommodations will be available.

The wounded soldiers are traveling from Washington, D.C., to Myrtle Beach courtesy of the Myrtle Beach Elks Lodge, leaving on May 27. Wilson Elks Lodge will feed travelers dinner on the way down to Myrtle Beach.

When the soldiers stop in Rocky Mount, the Elks Lodge will host a luncheon for the soldiers traveling back to D.C. Planners said they hope the luncheon draws more than 100 World War II veterans and area leaders combined to the luncheon.

Despite the decades and the technology that separate these two amazing generations of soldiers, I’m sure there are things they share – things every soldier shares with every other soldier. I know that meeting WWII veterans in my early career influenced me in the coming years.

Category: Military issues, Support the troops