Details on Services for our late Commander McKinney (Post 2001)

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Legionnaires,

Services for our late Commander, Charlie McKinney, will be held this week. Details follow.
If you can attend any of the services, please wear your Legion cover.
Please let Bob O’Such know if you know that you will be attending, as he is coordinating our participation.
Tuesday 13 September 1100:

The funeral service for our late Commander, Comrade Charlie McKinney, will be on St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Herndon.

Address:

St. Joseph Catholic Church
750 Peachtree St.
Herndon, Virginia, 20170

Tuesday 13 September following the service (about 12:30 to 15:00), a reception will be held at St Theresa Church in Ashburn.

Address:

St. Theresa Catholic Church
21371 St. Theresa Lane
Ashburn, VA 20147

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.

Wednesday 14 September 13:00:

The burial will be at Union Cemetery in Leesburg.

Address:

Union Cemetery
323 N. Kings Street (Rte 15)
Leesburg, Virginia, 20176
Again, please contact Bob O’Such if you are going to attend either or both services so he can get an idea of participation.

The obituary for Charlie as at: http://adamsgreen.com/tribute/details/3988/Charles-McKinney-III/obituary.html#tribute-start

Norman Larson
Adjutant
Leonard W. Kidd American Legion Memorial Post 2001, Inc.
Ashburn, Virginia

Commander Charlie McKinney’s Funeral information

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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