Oregon Guard to Honor Governor With 19-Gun Salute, Fly-Over Monday

A military ceremony at 2:00 PM follows the Inauguration of Oregon's Governor, Ted Kulongoski to a second term in office.

(SALEM) - On Monday, following the Inauguration of Governor Ted Kulongoski for his second term as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Oregon National Guard, a ceremony will be held on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol Building.

During the ceremony, Court Street NE between Capitol Street NE and Winter Street NE will be closed to all traffic.

Following military customs dating back to the time of the ancient Romans, The Oregon Army and Air National Guard Joint Color Guard will present the colors.

Following this the Commander of Troops, Lt. Col. Mark Parrish of the 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery will bring the detail to attention and receive direction from the Adjutant General to advance the colors.

The National Anthem will be performed by the 234th Army Band of the Oregon Army National Guard followed by comments by Major General Raymond F. Rees, The Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard.

One 19 gun howitzer salute will be performed by the Governor's Honor Battery, B Company, 218th Field Artillery from McMinnville.

At the end of the volley, two F-15's from the 142nd Fighter Wing based in Portland, will be joined by two F-15's from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, performing a flyover of the Capitol Building to honor the Governor.

Military Honors will not utilize any additional taxpayer dollars and is being performed using operation funds and is part of normal military training.

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Henry Ruark January 9, 2007 11:29 am (Pacific time)

G-Face: "Hit and run" in style these days...see other stories for damage-done. Where's your ID and query ? OR are you irresponsible,too ?

Osotan January 8, 2007 5:42 pm (Pacific time)

did you grimace when the commander in chief patted the director of FEEMA on the back with front page coverage.?, told him what a "fantastic" job they were doing in New Orleans? It took him ten days to get there! it's a four hour flight on commercial aircraft from D.C., where was he?

JAFO January 8, 2007 5:19 pm (Pacific time)

Did you grimace when g.w.b. hit up congress for the first $87,000,000,000?., or when he sold his stock in Enron three days before it collapsed feigning ignorance.,? or upon "awarding" halliburton and assoc. multi billion dollar contracts rife with corruption?, or when he was caught in an outright lie.,("opposed to the "unseen lie")authorising torture on suspected "terrorists" in "secret locations" and air space designated by this administration., while they played golf and drink gin in crawford? I grimace every time I hear jr.'s voice!.,do you grimace when condolleeza arrogantly demands the Arab countries do what they're told by people who live in ..Alexadria? Georgetown?,don't let them, by waving the flag, take away our intelligence the way they have OUR privacy,OUR freedom in guise of national security, and have the insulting audacity to hold their hands out for more.

Henry Clay Ruark January 8, 2007 4:21 pm (Pacific time)

Grimace: When you have guts and decency enough to sign for your disparaging (and untrue !) comment, then we'll listen. IF you ever do, ID self to S-N and I'll happily document you to death, starting with war-costs already sweeping away U.S. economy while you whimper.

Grimace January 8, 2007 2:48 pm (Pacific time)

It is really a comfort for me to know that the state is going to fund this little display when it probably will cost in the tens of thousands of dollars (jet fuel, personel costs, gunpowder, etc) when he can't seem to find the funds for real issues like state police funding and the like. Shame on you Gov for even considering this blatant form of state funds waste.

osotan January 7, 2007 10:44 pm (Pacific time)

remember the "great lens incident"., Yuma?.,the B-17 I.Z,? i'm glad you show more wisdom., albeit marginally so.

anonalso January 7, 2007 5:51 pm (Pacific time)

rumor has it H-E rounds were initially considered., but Tim King talked the Gov. out of it!

Anonymous January 7, 2007 11:55 am (Pacific time)

There is no truth to rumor that some members of previous GOP-cult legislative barrier are to be targeted for terrible sound-levels from these assembled cannon --just to make sure they "get the message" !

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