Blue Star

Memorial Marker

Dedication Ceremony

Golden Isles 

Veterans Village

May 17, 2025 

 The Sea Oats Garden Club in Cooperation with the Golden Isles Veterans Village and The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. dedicated a Blue Star Marker on 17 May 2025.

Welcome by Mary Virginia Keith

President of the

Sea Oats Garden Club

Welcome by the 

President of the

Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Diane Hunter

Invocation by

Rev. Kendall Shaw

Empowerment

City Church

"The Star Spangle

Banner" performed by

Nikki Jatindranath

She also sang 

"God Bless America"

The Colors were Presented by

The Brunswick High

School Naval ROTC Unit which

led by

TM1 (SS/SW)

Glenn Cashdollar

The History of the Blue Star

Memorial Marker was

presented by Faye Hollington

of the

Sea Oats Garden Club.

The Presentation of the

Certificates to the Sponsors

of the Marker was performed by

Jan Thiese, Blue and Gold

Star Memorial Marker

Chairman, The Garden

Club of Georgia, Inc.

The Unveiling was performed 

by Jan Thiese

The Acceptance of the Marker

was performed by

Stephen Brooks

From Left to Right

Diane Hunter, President

Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Lisa Hall, Immediate 

Past President, Garden Club 

of Georgia, Inc.

Jan Thiese,

Blue and Gold Star Memorial

Marker Chairman

Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Martha Cobb

Oleander District

Director

The audience as TAPS was

performed by Michael Hulett

The following are pictures of the

"Tiny Homes" for

Veterans

The Community Center

The Blue Star Memorial

Marker was Installed 

by these Workers