County Honors Fallen Heroes

Gwinnett County will host the annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 26 at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial at 1 p.m. The observance will pay tribute to the nation’s military veterans and honor one local serviceman who was killed in the line of duty. The ceremony will be televised that evening at 7:30pm on TVgwinnett cable channel 23 (on most cable providers in Gwinnett County).

The public is invited to attend this event to help thank the men and women who have served honorably in the military, during wartime or peacetime, and to memorialize the fallen heroes who have sacrificed their lives to protect our nation. Retired Maj. Gen. Terry E. Juskowiak will give the keynote address. Board of Commissioners Chairman Charles Bannister, District 1 Commissioner Lorraine Green, District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau, and County Administrator Jock Connell will also speak during the ceremony. Honor guard units from the Gwinnett County Corrections, Fire and Emergency Services, Police and Sheriff’s Departments and the Lawrenceville Police Department are scheduled to take part in the event.

One name will be added to the memorial under the heading Global War on Terrorism – Army Sgt. First Class Donald Theronnie Tabb. Tabb was killed on Feb. 5 in Sangin, Afghanistan. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Gwinnett County in 1996. He was a 1998 graduate of Meadowcreek High School in Norcross.

The Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, located on the grounds of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville, honors all Gwinnett residents who died in the line of duty in military or public service. The memorial opened in 2003 and was built with funds from private donations and Gwinnett County government.

For additional information about the Fallen Heroes Memorial, visit www.gwinnettfallenheroes.com.