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Service honors fallen troops in Kabul evacuation action By DAVIS WINKIE newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — More than a hundred people gathered at Newtown Park Aug. 24 to honor the 13 U.S. servicemembers who died during the Afghanistan War’s final days. The ceremony commemorated the tragic event three years ago when the troops died while supporting civilian evacuations at the Kabul airport. The Johns Creek Veterans Association and the Fr. Joseph T. O’Callahan Assembly of the Knights of Columbus organized this year’s annual memorial at the park’s Veterans Memorial Walk. The emotional climax was a roll call led by retired Army Lt. Col. Michael Mizell, who heads the veterans association. Mizell called the name twice of each fallen soldier, Marine and sailor, followed by silence while a designated audience member would answer and deliver a portrait for placement in front of the park’s Afghanistan memorial. Afterward, two buglers played “Taps.”
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Guests at the groundbreaking ceremony for Creekside Park Aug. 23 exit under an event banner attached to construction equipment.
Johns Creek officials mark start of Creekside Park construction By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After years of anticipation, Johns Creek officials broke ground Aug. 23 on Creekside Park, a 21-acre space behind City Hall set for the city’s future Town Center. Situated on 192 acres, Town Center will also include Medley, a mixed-use development headed by Avalon’s Mark Toro, and
biomedical engineering giant Boston Scientific. In his welcoming remarks to a crowd of more than 50, Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry voiced his excitement over the “historic milestone.” State officials, such as Georgia House Rep. Michelle Au, were in attendance along with city staff and other community partners to welcome the largest individual construction in the city’s history.
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A Marine Corps private first class hands a memorial placard to retired Army Lt. Col. Michael Mizell, president of the Johns Creek Veterans Association, during an Aug. 24 memorial ceremony at Newtown Park.
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