{"id":28361,"date":"2012-06-20T15:02:30","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T21:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=28361"},"modified":"2012-06-20T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T21:03:48","slug":"dont-miss-the-honor-america-celebration-on-june-24-featuring-the-west-point-hellcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2012\/06\/20\/dont-miss-the-honor-america-celebration-on-june-24-featuring-the-west-point-hellcats\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Miss The Honor America Celebration on June 24, Featuring The West Point Hellcats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The countdown has begun for the 23rd annual Honor America Celebration at College of the Ozarks on Sunday, June 24, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this old-fashioned patriotic celebration. Music, children\u2019s activities and a picnic begin at 4:30 p.m.; the patriotic program and concert takes place at 8 p.m. Attendees may purchase barbecue items on site.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonor America has become a tradition that people of all ages can enjoy,\u201d said Elizabeth Hughes, College of the Ozarks public relations director. \u201cKids can play with tinker toys, make bubbles and much more, while parents and grandparents can enjoy great music, barbecue and relax. Folks who attend will experience an atmosphere reminiscent a patriotic celebration of yesteryear.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event will feature several musical favorites, including bluegrass by Copper Fox, the Mark McCauley and the Downing Street Boys who will entertain with traditional southern gospel music and the cast from Red, Hot\u2026 and Blue!, who will perform American classics from the 40s, 50s and 60s. <\/p>\n

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West Point Bugle and Drum Corps Hellcats<\/p><\/div>\n

Before the sky lights up with fireworks, attendees will hear a patriotic concert and witness more than 200 years of tradition with the West Point drum and bugle corps, The Hellcats, as they perform a fantastic display of bugling and drumming. <\/p>\n

After dark, an elaborate fireworks display will conclude the event. Honor America is free and is open to the public, but don\u2019t forget your lawn chairs. Alcohol, tobacco products, fireworks and pets are strictly prohibited. For more information, please call the Public Relations office at (417) 690-2212.<\/p>\n

2012 Honor America Program<\/a> (PDF File)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The countdown has begun for the 23rd annual Honor America Celebration at College of the Ozarks on Sunday, June 24, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this old-fashioned patriotic celebration. Music, children\u2019s activities and a picnic begin at 4:30 p.m.; the patriotic program and concert takes place at 8 p.m. Attendees […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[12,16,71,19,11,14,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}