The Birmingham Field Office celebrated Veterans' Day with a special program in tribute to service veterans past and present. The program began with a poem, They Did Their Share, presented by Liz Perryman. This poem pays tribute to the sacrifices made by veterans for the freedom of this country. Maxie Walls followed, by singing Find Us Faithful. Cindy Yarbrough, Field Office Director gave welcoming remarks and recognized each Birmingham Office military veteran individually. She further thanked them on behalf of the entire Field Office, for their service to our country. Ed Coberly, a Birmingham HUD employee who served in World War II, gave the invocation and presented another inspirational poem.

After the opening presentations, Colors were presented by the Hayes High School Junior ROTC Honor Guard, under the leadership of First 1st Sgt. Hardwick Olin Hall, Sr. The young immaculately attired students showed great discipline in the manner in which they presented the Colors and the way they carried themselves throughout the program. But the real star of the day was Lieutenant Colonel John A. Boyd, an Army Reserve Officer with the 81st Regional Readiness Command in Birmingham. He is also an Army Historian, who shared a slide presentation from pictures he took while on a historical mission to Iraq. The U.S. Army selected Lieutenant Colonel Boyd to lead a 3-member team to report on war activities in Iraq. His Power Point presentation contained numerous photographs from his tour and he gave us an on-the-ground perspective of the work our soldiers are doing there.

Maxie Walls of our MF Housing Program Center staff gives an inspirational presentation of Find Us Faithful during Veteran's Day Tribute. Maxie also served as Master of Ceremonies for the event	Ed Coberly, Jim Eason, Gail Harris, Terry Saylor, Vicky Gill, Ralph Logan, Marcia Fullerton, Forrest Pitts and Joe Przybyzewski were recognized for their military service during Birmingham Field Office Veteran's Day Program. Field Office veterans not pictured are, Harold Cole, David Roarke, David Duke, Terry Graves and Steve Hand

Donna Crane, Multifamily Director brought the program to a close with a moving tribute to honor all who served.

Birmingham Field Office veterans were deeply moved by the tribute, and all of our employees learned more about the sacrifices that veterans have made on behalf of the freedoms that so many of us take for granted. The program was made possible by the Birmingham Field Office Veteran's Day Committee, composed of the Birmingham Multifamily Housing Program Center Asset Management Branch and the Program Center Director.

Honored guest and speaker, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Boyd, U.S. Army Historian shares his Iraq experiences with the Birmingham HUD staff.

Hayes High School JROTC Honor Guard present colors at Birmingham Field Office Veterans Day Program.