Commander Charlie McKinney’s Funeral information

Legionnaires and friends,

The funeral service for our late Commander, Comrade Charlie McKinney, will be on Tuesday, 13 September at 1100 at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Herndon, VA. Fr. Tom, a priest at St. Joseph’s and Fr. Jim, one of our Post chaplains and a priest at St Theresa’s, will concelebrate. The Post will provide 4 pallbearers and hopefully a lot of you will be there to pay respects. We ask that Legionnaires wear their covers.

A reception will follow, and details will be provided when they are solidified.

The burial will be at Union Cemetery in Leesburg on Wednesday, 14 September, at 1300.

The Marine Corps League has been asked to provide the color guard at both the Mass and the burial. We are looking for a bugler for the burial ceremony.

Charlie’s obituary can be viewed on Adamsgreen.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in Charlie’s name to American Legion Post 2001, Box 1243, Ashburn, Va. Donations will be used exclusively to help needy Veterans and their families.

Cards and letters of condolences may be sent to Mrs. Eileen McKinney and family. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Legion Post 2001 Charlie McKinney Memorial Fund, which will be used for assisting veterans and their families in need.

For God and Country,

Chuck

First Vice Commander
Post 2001 Ashburn, Virginia
The American Legion