American Legion 17th District Missouri

10/28/2017

11/16/2016

Seymour residents are urged to line Business 60 between the Seymour Masonic Cemetery and the Holman-Howe Funeral Home this Friday afternoon as the body of Korean War veteran Donald E. Matney returns to his hometown more than 66 years after his heroic death in July 1950.
Cpl. Matney, who served with the U.S. Army, died in battle on July 20, 1950, in the Korean War. Only recently were his remains officially identified, with his burial set for 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the Seymour Masonic Cemetery.
His body will arrive in Seymour at the local funeral home late Friday afternoon.
Officials from the funeral home said Matney’s body is expected to arrive in Seymour by Honor Guard es**rt sometime around 4 p.m. Friday.
To that end, local resident Sherry Beasley with the Carl Neiman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is leading the effort to organize a patriotic greeting for the arrival of Matney, who was 18 years old when he died serving his country.
Assisting in the effort are Seymour’s Wilson-Alexander American Legion Post No. 306 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1502.
Local residents are encouraged to park their vehicles along both sides of Business 60 (Clinton Avenue) beginning at 3:30 p.m. this Friday afternoon. Those who do so are encouraged to bring an American flag to wave when the Matney es**rt passes.
According to Beasley and officials from the funeral home, Matney’s body will arrive at the Lambert International Airport in St. Louis at 11 a.m. Friday. A ceremony will be held immediately afterwards, then the transport with his body, led by the Honor Guard, will head for Rolla.
Once Matney’s es**rt arrives in Rolla, another short ceremony and change of the Honor Guard will occur, then the same scenario will occur later that afternoon in Cabool.
From Cabool, the group moves west on U.S. 60 to Seymour, where arrival at the funeral home is expected at 4 p.m.
A similar show of community support has been seen in Seymour on several occasions, most recently when Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris lost his life serving his country in Afghanistan, then again when the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall passed through Seymour on U.S. 60.
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ALL DISTRICT MEMBERS SHOULD READ THIS!!!!

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10/14/2015

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06/28/2015

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05/01/2015

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04/14/2015

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04/12/2015

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04/12/2015

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