City of Montgomery Honor Our Veterans Day

Mayor Sara Countryman and City Council adopted the following Proclamation during the November 10, 2020 City Council Meeting:

WHEREAS, the City of Montgomery, Texas Mayor and Members of City Council are pleased and honored to pay tribute to the dedicated veterans who have served this great nation with such distinction, both in peacetime and in war; and

WHEREAS, our community has a continuing sense of gratitude to those who have given so much in the defense of the freedoms which we all continue to enjoy; and

WHEREAS, Americans have an abiding faith in the ideals and strengths on which our great nation was founded, in our democratic process, and in the men and women of the armed forces who have served our Country so well; and 

WHEREAS, in honor of these dedicated men and women, we pledge our continued defense of our nation so that their sacrifice will stand before the entire world as a tribute to the spirit and determination of a people dedicated to the principles of freedom and democracy; and

WHEREAS, the City would like to honor the Montgomery High School Montgomery Bears who have graduated in the last four years and we know are now serving our Country:

• Dillon Coleman - Class of 2019 - United States Marine Corps
• Daniel McCoy Jr. - Class of 2019 - United States Marine Corps
• Isaiah Prince - Class of 2019 - United States Air Force
• Davis Payne - Class of 2019 - United States Navy
• Brady Smith - Class of 2019 - United States Navy
• Noel Spurlock - Class of 2019 - United States Navy
• Scott Spurlock - Class of 2016 - United States Navy

WHEREAS, on this patriotic occasion, let us all commit ourselves to the great need of fostering a spirit of rededication to the ideals that have served as the foundation of this great country - "One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sara Countryman, Mayor and the members of City Council of the City of Montgomery, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2020, as: Honor Our Veterans Day in the City of Montgomery, and urge all our citizens to honor our veterans and rededicate themselves to the preservation of our liberties under the Constitution.

PROCLAIMED this 10th day of November 2020.

/s/Mayor Sara Countryman