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Sussex Elks hosts Armed Forces Day

| 18 May 2015 | 01:56
    Well-decorated in more ways than one is Jim þÄúStogieþÄù Adams, a Sussex Elks Trustee and 10-year veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Service. The names of the ships on which he served were clearly detailed on the back of his vest. Adams is a resident of Wantage. He served in the Navy from the Korean War through the cold war and into the beginning of the Vietnam War period.
    Well-decorated in more ways than one is Jim þÄúStogieþÄù Adams, a Sussex Elks Trustee and 10-year veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Service. The names of the ships on which he served were clearly detailed on the back of his vest. Adams is a resident of Wantage. He served in the Navy from the Korean War through the cold war and into the beginning of the Vietnam War period.
    At right, Assemblyman Parker Space briefly addressed those in attendance. In the background is Fred Spages of the Sussex Elks.
    At right, Assemblyman Parker Space briefly addressed those in attendance. In the background is Fred Spages of the Sussex Elks.

WANTAGE — Saturday marked Armed Forces Day and members of the Sussex Elks Lodge #2288 invited area military personnel and veterans for a fine dinner that included roast beef and chicken breast along with several other dishes with a choice of cakes for dessert.

Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Assemblyman Parker Space briefly addressed those in attendance. Announcements during the evening get-together included the upcoming May 31 “A Salute to Our Veterans” event at High Point Monument and the Nov. 1 Sussex County’s 15th Annual Salute to Military Veterans at the county fairgrounds.

Also mentioned was a “Tribute to Our Troops” weekend (July 31–Aug. 2) also at the fairgrounds, and new veteran’s driver’s licenses and auto plates.

For more information about the Sussex Elks, call 973-875-3990 or email sussexelks2288@gmail.com.

— Photos by Chris Wyman