This Saturday Dixie High school hosts a Celebration of the Triple Deuce at 6:30pm.
This will be an exciting night held in the honor of the 222nd. All five batteries are invited to attend: St. George, Beaver, Cedar City and Richfield. The purpose of the event is to express gratitude and appreciation for their service and sacrifice. The celebration will include our local politicians: Speaker David Clark, Senator Steve Urquhart, Congressman Don Ipson and Mayor Ken Neilson. In addition, the posting of the colors will be by the Dixie High School JROTC and drill performance, patriotic medley by the Dixie High Honor Choir, Ronald Reagan Youth Presentation "9/11: Never Forget", and a pictorial slideshow of life in Iraq of the 222nd while they were deployed.
To conclude, one of the Leadership Academy committee members will receive recognition for his Eagle Scout Award for successfully completing his project. The Eagle Scout project included two monument plaques in Veterans Memorial Park dedicated to the 222nd, with their names and ranks engraved. See: http://222eaglescout.webs.com/
This celebration is free of charge and open to the public. Even if you are not a member of the 222nd, but are a veteran and you wish to wear your uniform, the school would be honored. In addition to the 222nd, this celebration is to honor all of those that have given so much. "No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks." — James Allen.
Here is a timeline for the Triple Deuce