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You’re invited to attend our Memorial Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. The event will take place in the middle of the second row, Row B, in the Food Court.
The Motorcycle Color Guard of America will begin the remembrance by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces. There is nothing like National and Branch Service flags flowing in the breeze behind a motorcycle.
Vietnam Veteran, Medic, and Purple Heart recipient, Chuck Byers will present the Keynote address. Chuck Byers was recently inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame.
The East Valley Young Marines will perform the ‘Missing Man’ Ceremony and the ‘Twelve-Fold’ Flag Ceremony.
Author Nancy Fassbender will speak about a Pinal County service person, who served and lost his life serving during war. Nancy Fassbender penned, ‘My Fallen Hero,’ about Pinal County service people who gave their lives in wars and conflicts to protect our freedoms.
Both young folks and grownups are invited to write notes and to color pictures to be included in Care Packages for Active Duty Service People in the Middle East, sent by Packages From Home.
Packages From Home sends thousands of care packages to military personnel serving in the Middle East every year, and will not send a package out without including a personal note or picture in it.
All of your creations will be delivered to them to remind our active duty Armed Forces personnel that they are remembered and are appreciated. Many of them are parents, and it means a lot to them to get an original piece of art from a young person. For more information about Packages From Home, go to www.packagesfromhome.org.
Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
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Military Day at Mesa Market Place
Military Vehicle and Equipment Event from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 pm., and Beirut Barracks Bombing Remembrance at Mesa Market Place Swap Meet, Saturday, October 19, 11:00 a.m.
The Military Vehicle and Equipment Event: There’s nothing like vintage Military Vehicles to evoke memories for anyone who served in the Armed Forces. Dozens of vehicles will be on display that have been painstakingly rehabilitated to operational status. These vehicles will be a testimony to the soldiers who used these vehicles in conflict and during wartime.
And there will be a real treat for military collectors at the show, too. Dr. Baron Smith is bringing in his Vietnam era helicopter (1970), a Series III OH-6A Hardbelly and a ‘Deucy’ M35 triple-axle 2 ½ ton cargo truck.
There will also be equipment, uniforms and swag on display.
The Beirut Barracks Remembrance: The public and all service people are invited to participate in Mesa Market Place Swap Meet’s Beirut Barracks Bombings Remembrance at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 19 The POW MIA KIA Honor Guard will officiate and lead the remembrance.
Here is some background information about the Beirut Barracks Bombings. On October 23, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War, two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces—members of the Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen.
In the attack on the building serving as a barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines (Battalion Landing Team – BLT 1/8), the death toll was 241 American servicemen: 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, along with 60 Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II.
Military Day will be set up on the Fourth Row, Row D. The event is free.
A table will be set up so adults and children can write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages headed to service people serving in the Middle East.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
The public is invited to attend a Veterans Day Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. The Motorcycle Color Guard of America will begin the remembrance by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces.
Rear Admiral (Retired) James A. Symonds, a Navy A-6 Intruder pilot, will be the keynote speaker.
The East Valley Young Marines will remember those who gave their lives by performing the Missing Man/ Salt Ceremony.
Author Nancy Fassbender will also speak on the lives of our local Pinal County veterans, and the service they provided to the U.S.A. She wrote the book, My Fallen Hero, about Pinal County veterans who died in combat. She will also have a table at the event and will autograph books she sells.
Before and after the remembrance, adults and children are invited to write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
Mesa Market Place will reschedule this Pinning Event at a later date. We apologize to all who are inconvenienced by the rescheduling. We will let you know when we have rescheduled these community events.
We will update you regularly on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mesamarket/ and on our website: www.mesamarket.com.
Also, feel free to call us at 480.380.5572 or email us at info@mesamarket.com for updated information and if you have any questions.
Mesa Market Place will continue to be open for business. Mesa Market Place is being proactive in addressing concerns about COVID-19. Mesa Market Place already has best practices in place for serving the community in a safe and clean environment. During this time, we are following the guidance of the CDC and have increased the frequency and scope of our cleaning and sanitizing procedures to maintain our already high standards.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
The public is invited to participate in this Patriotic Event. The POW MIA KIA Honor Guard will officiate and lead the remembrance on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at 10:30am.
MGySgt. Robert Flores (Ret.) USMC served 31 years and was deployed to Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Iraq will speak about the bombing that happened 38 years ago that killed almost 300 people.
His message and the message of the POW MIA KIA Honor Guard is to be the voice of the voiceless and to never forget a service person who lost his life in conflict or war.
A special ‘thank you’ goes to all the folks who will take time out of this busy weekend to participate in the Beirut Remembrance.
Here is some background information about the Beirut Barracks Bombings. On October 23, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War, two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces—members of the Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen.
Veterans Day Remembrance, Saturday, November 6, at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet
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The public is invited to attend a Veterans Day Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, November 6 at 10:30 a.m.
The Apache Junction Navy JROTC will present the American flag, and will conduct a POW/MIA Ceremony.
James A. Symonds will be the Keynote Speaker. He is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy who served as Commander, Navy Region Northwest. He was also a former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
Chuck Peterson will sing the National Anthem, and other deeply moving patriotic favorites.
In addition, Vietnam Era Veterans are invited to come be ‘Pinned.’ This includes all U.S. Armed Forces Veterans who served between November 1, 1955, and May 15, 1975, regardless of their service location. The United States Department of Defense and the 50th Commemorative has authorized Veteran and Arizona Veterans Hall of Famer, Nancy Fassbender, to officiate. There is no need to pre-register to be included in Pinning Event.
The Department of Defense is also offering some additional special honors for this event. The following honors require pre-registration, by calling Veteran Nancy Fassbender, at 520-280-4715 as soon as possible. If you are a former Vietnam POW, or a Surviving Spouse of a former Vietnam POW, please register. Additionally, if you are a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a Service Person listed on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC., or if you are a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a Service Person who was unaccounted for or Missing by the Department of Defense, you are asked to pre-register to receive your special honors.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
The ambitious goal of ‘Pinning each and every Vietnam Era Veteran’ has been coordinated through the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Defense, authorized by Congress. They are mandated to do what should have been done 50 years ago: to thank and honor Vietnam veterans – our Nation’s blood and treasure from a generation ago – and also their families for their service and sacrifice.
Vietnam Era Veterans and the public are invited to attend and participate in this 50th Anniversary Vietnam Veterans Commemoration ‘Pinning Event’ on Saturday, March 12, 2022, starting at 10:30 a.m. It will take place at Mesa Market Place’s Food Court. The address is 10550 E. Baseline, Mesa, AZ, 85209.
All U.S. Armed Forces Veterans who served between November 1, 1955, and May 15, 1975, regardless of their service location, are entitled to be ‘Pinned’ and to be thanked for their service by an Official Representative of the United States Department of Defense at this Pinning Event. There is no need to pre-register to be included in the Pinning Event.
Additionally, surviving spouses of a deceased Veteran who served during the same period are also invited to be ‘Pinned.’
The Department of Defense is also offering some additional special honors for this event. The following honors require pre-registration, by calling Veteran Nancy Fassbender, at 520-280- 4715 as soon as possible.
If you are a:
- former Vietnam POW, or a Surviving Spouse of a former Vietnam POW, please register.
- if you are a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a Service Person listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC., or
- if you are a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a Service Person who was unaccounted for or Missing by the Department of Defense.
Major General Peter Aylward, U.S. Army (Retired), Director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration will conduct the ‘Pinning’ Ceremony, under the auspices of the United States Government and the Department of Defense.
This event will include AJ High School Navy JROTC Honor Guard, Major General Michael McGuire (USAF Retired), Congressman Andy Biggs, and Nancy Fassbender, Veteran and Author.
Veteran Nancy Fassbender and The Pinal County Veterans Memorial Foundation are making this Official Pinning Event possible.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
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