Abingdon High School - Tatler Yearbook (Abingdon, IL)

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d dication christens Dedication ceremonies were held in the Dunlap gym on Sunday, March 12, 1978. The ceremony was held in complete military fashion with color guard and official procession. The gym was dedicated to Major Robert Dunlap, U.S.M.C.. retired. In his acceptance speech he expressed his pride for the years he spent in Abingdon, and being honored in this manner. Major Dunlap is a Congressional medal of honor winner. The auditorium was dedicated to Rear Admiral James Bond Stockdale. During his dedicatorial address, Admiral Stockdale gave the school two tokens of appreciation. He gave a picture of the battle of Yorktown, which came off the wall of the United States Secretary of State's office. He also gave, on loan, a scale model of the raising of the U.S. flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. Admiral Stockdale is also a Congressional medal of honor winner and served several years in an enemy prisoner camp.

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3Sf-Dllflilie of the fllflll'6 ? The reflections of the past-the class Can these four years really be gone ities, the move to the new school, the long lunchline, the quick activ conversations before class-all passed away. Here I am, each step down the aisle, knowing this is my graduation. My family is behind me once again as I reach another goal. But this goal is just one of many. The outline of the future-of what I will become. Growing each day, setting higher goals, and striving to reach them.

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n bingdon high hool Music for the dedication cer- emony was presented by the U.S.M.C. Drum and Bugle Corp, and the Great Lakes Navy Band. They each played at intervals throughout the ceremony, and then, The Navy Band presented three additional concerts in the newly dedicated Stockdale Auditorium.