Topsham’s American Legion Post 202 will celebrate its 50th anniversary by hosting a rededication ceremony on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The post will be officially renamed in honor of U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Edwin Garver, a soldier from Topsham who died in Afghanistan on June 23, 2013.
Garver, a member of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., was killed when his patrol came under enemy fire in Zormat, Afghanistan, “of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.” The attack occurred in the Paktiya Province of Afghanistan.
The rededication will make the Topsham American Legion the first Post named for a fallen hero of either Iraq or Afghanistan in the state of Maine, according to the announcement from Post 202.
Schedule of events
‘The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. at 79 Foreside Road in Topsham. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, and several former and present American Legion national commanders are among the guests scheduled to speak at the event.
Light refreshments will be provided. The Post will also host an evening dinner and live music from the Vinyl Fossils, with tickets costing $5 and proceeds going to help various veterans’ programs.
For more information, contact Post commander Nicolas Hamlin at 213-7077, or email at njhamlin@gmail.com.
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