Nam Knights Orlando Memorial Dedication

Medal Of Honor Sammy Davis and Silver Star Ken Mellick, both Nam Knights photo by Chaplain Kathie

Yesterday I attended the memorial dedication ceremony of the Nam Knights Orlando Eternal Chapter. It was a very impressive ceremony. I planned to film it all so that I could share it with everyone, but things didn't work out that way. Five minutes before the ceremony was to begin, I was approached by a Nam Knight informing me that the Chaplain scheduled to do the invocation had not arrived. Five minute warning to find someone to hit record on my video camera and then pray to God for the words to use and the courage to speak! God delivered the right words to my mouth and calmed my nerves long enough to get me up there and back down without falling.

This video has the small contribution I made to the event and several speakers but I was very disappointed when I was loading the video onto my PC and discovered that most of the speech Sammy Davis, Medal of Honor Recipient, gave was not included in the video or the rest of the ceremony. Sammy told the story of his time in Vietnam and it was really moving. I hope to be able to get my hands on a copy of the entire program but for now, at least you will know what Sammy did as the account of his actions was spoken. Sammy is warm, down to earth and very humble.

Also on the video is the account of how the Nam Knights began. I've said it more than I can remember of how honored I am to know the men in the Nam Knights and I could not have been more proud to be among them.

I promise the if I do find a copy of the entire event, I will post it up.

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