Representing North Carolina’s Ninth District                                                                        

MYRICK ANNOUNCES SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE TO HONOR VETERANS ON VETERANS DAY

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (NC-9) announced that she will host events on Veterans Day to honor local veterans.  She invites all veterans, and their families, to come into her Gastonia office (197 West Main Ave.) before the Gastonia Veterans Day Parade from 9:00am -10:00am for food, drinks, and a 15 minute screening of the film “Lest They Be Forgotten,” the first volume of a historic documentary series paying tribute to veterans of WWII.  She also invites them back to her office that night from 6:30pm - 8pm to watch the film in its entirety.

 Larry Cappetto, an independent film producer, will be in the office to help present the film.  “Lest They Be Forgotten,” focuses on the invasion of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.  The film is told through the voices of the people who participated in the invasion.  According to film maker, Cappetto, “Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing beach on D-Day.  There were about 2,500 US soldiers killed in just a few hours.”