REV. FR. PHILIP GRANT, OUR NAMESAKE

Fr Grant was born on Oct 18,1940. He was a graduate of California Coast University in Santa Anna, CA. He had a successful career in sales in the southeast. After retiring from the professional ranks he entered the priesthood in the Boston, MA area. He was ordained to the priesthood  in June of 2004. While at the seminary,  he spent one summer at Precious Blood of Christ in Pawleys Island.  His assignments included as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady Star of the Sea in North Myrtle Beach and then an assignment to the Cathedral in Charleston. He died of Lung cancer on Dec 30, 2005.  He was a member of the Knights of Columbus council 11028 and became a fourth degree member of Assembly 3272.

HONOR GUARD 

MISSING MAN TABLE

The Missing Man Table, also known as the Fallen Comrade Table, is a semi-official place of honor in some dining facilities of the U.S. armed forces in memory of fallen, missing, or imprisoned military service-members. The table serves as the focal point of ceremonial remembrance, originally growing out of US concern of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue.  Beyond permanent displays in dining facilities, the missing man table is traditionally part of military dining-in ceremonies and service balls. When presented in a dining-in or service ball, a narration given to the audience explains the symbolism of each item. 

The Missing Man Table will be set at every Assembly 3272 event.

D DAY

During the 24 hour period of June 6, 1944, 57,500 Americans landed at Utah and Normandy beaches (4,696 died that day); 21,400 Canadians landed (1,204 died); 53,815 British landed (2,543 died).  In addition 23,000 airborne troops parachuted behind enemy lines that day.  In total 155,715 Allied troops landed in France on D-Day June 6.

There are three Medal of Honor awardees buried at the American Cemetery in Normandy.  Listed on each marble cross is the name, rank, and death date; however, (unlike the other crosses) the details of MOH crosses are the only ones highlighted with a special gold paint and with red-white-blue flowers at the base. 

One of these 3 MOH awardees at Normandy is Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of President Roosevelt who died of a heart attack about a week after D-Day.