Bell of Honor
Bells on the schoolhouse Called us to learning
Bells clanged on the fire trucks When something was burning
Bells on calliopes Led the parade.
Alarm bells sounded When we were afraid
Ringing bells in church steeples Called us to prayer
Bells in the towers Played songs for us there
Bells on our clocks Tell us the hour
Bells on our ships Signal time and alarms under power
Bells in the countryside Bells on a sleigh ride
Horns and bells in the city
Some are Loud noises. Others melodious and pretty
We danced to bells in our streets When the war was won
Our soldiers would come home
For that war The fighting was done.
Bells ring to celebrate And to command our attention
They peal, vibrate, toll and resonate
This valuable historic invention.
The Bell of Honor is special And deserves our respect
It honors our heroes Who serve and protect
Like the Liberty Bell signaled Our new independence
The Bell of Honor is dedicated
To those serving our Freedom’s defenses
The Bell of Honor is for our heroes
Men and women who fought to defend our country
And the freedoms it wrought
It honors, too, our hometown heroes
Who protect us each day Fighting fires and crime
Emergency care on the way
They answer each call Braving risks unknown
The call of their country Or a call on the phone
Responding with training With dedication and speed
You can count on their commitment
To serve where there’s need.
So listen up America Hear the Bell of Honor ring
Salute and say, Thank you, God Bless you,
Of our Heroes we sing.
Dedication Poem by Jane Belau
Poet Laureate - Rochester, MN.
SPONSORS
Chatfield Fire Dept.
Lanesboro Fire Dept.
Allan Johnson
Tim & Kathy Finucan
DAV Mayo Chapter 28
Kaye Corporation
Tim & Kathy Finucan
Tee It Up for the Troops (Rochester)
Ducky Rendernick
Tee It Up for the Troops National
Mike & Bonnie Adams
Frank-Bonnie Kottschade -Army 544th Reserve
Tee It Up for the Troops
Tune It Up for the Troops
Walmart
McNeilus Steel Inc.
McNeilus Properties LLC
DAV #22-Joan Buske (Memory of Dick Rud)
Gillespie Sporting Goods Inc.
Mn Disabled American Vet.-Mayo Chapter 28
Double Tree Rochester
Tee It Up For The Troops, Inc.
Bear Creek Lutheran Church
Spring Creek Motocross Inc.
Cpl Curtis M. Swenson - KIA
KLM Corporation (DBA Aluma)
Kaye Corporation
Marlin & Judy Lloyd
Carol (Ducky) Rendernick
George S. & Cheryl A. Wilson
DONORS
Robert & Sharon Nuss
Brian Braaten
John & Marcia Bouquet
John Bouquet
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard Inc.
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Wanamingo Honor Guard
Theresa Peters (memory husband Dan)
Dale Wellick
Randal D. Luhman Family
Mantorville Field of Flags
Dan & Theresa Peters
Mantorville Field of Flags
Historical Society
American Legion Post 146
Mantorville Field of Flags
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard Inc.
Wanamingo Veterans Honor Guard Inc.
Quamme Post 186
Mantorville Field of Flags
Bob & Teri Perez (Memory of her father)
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard Inc.
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Wanamingo Veteran Honor Guard
Quamme Post 186
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Dale Wellik (Memory D Gehling)
Valerie Schember (Memory D. Schember)
Darla Vieths (Memory V. Ekstrom)
Mantorville Field of Flags
Lon Buske
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Byron American Legion
Wanamingo Veterans Honor Guard
Quamme Post 186
Joseph & Mary Ann Mulay
Hollandtown Volunteer Fire Dept.
Mantorville Field of Flags
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Lyle American Legion Post 105
Wayne Geary family
PCCTS Incorporated
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard
American Legion-Rothie Post #330
VFW Giese-Kelsey Post #6913
Robert & Margaret Cole
Spring Creek Motocross
Rich Anderson American Family
American Legion Post 384
Blaisdell Families
Citzen State Bank
Dr. Donnay D.D.S.
Ellingson Companies
Energy Economics Inc.
Fahning & Assoc.
Freerksen Trucking
Greenwood Agency
Hodgman Drainage
Jorgenson Tire Services
KMTelcom
Kuster Pro Shop
Lowell Auto Sales
NAPA
National Fleet Graphics
Peoples Service (Dale Wellick)
R & M Steel
SOMINN (George McNeilus)
Truck Acct Jeff Franzen
Kasson State Bank
Canadian Honker
Rochester City Delivery
Sue Madden - State Farm
Frank N Stein
Scott Hodgman
Carin Minelli American Family
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Randy & Pati Schranz
John Lane
Don & Maureen Sandmeyer
David Mount
Tommy Carey
Tom Hexum
Robert &Terri Perez
Derla Lehnherr
Double Eagle Indoor Golf Center
Betty Janes (Memory of Darrel)
William Gustafson
Lee Palsak
Ione Danzinger
Dewitz Family (in Memory of Robert Dewitz)
Oakwood Cemeteries
Mary Lou McClamroch& family (Memory of Dale)
Lee Schoenrock
Durbin & Diane Keene
Little Bob's Auto Body Center
Lesmeister Truck Center Inc.
American Legion Post #551
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard
American Legion Post 333
American Legion Post 330 (Rothie)
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Karen Jennings
Mr & Mrs. Wallace Aarsvold
Kasson American Legion Post 333
Mahn Family Funeral Home Inc.
Randall & Pati Schranz
Tommy Carey
Spring Creek Motocross Inc.
RK Enterprises
Thiemann Construction Inc.
Michels Construction
Greenwood Agency
McNeilus Steel Inc.
RCD/BE
Hodgeman Drainage Company Inc.
People Service
Ellingson Drainage Inc.
SOMINN Machinery Sales
RDM of Minnesota
Citizens Bank of Hayfield
KMTelecom
Energy Economics Inc.
Carin L Minelli Agency LLC
Daniel's Restaurant
Wells Peterson Post #384
Gerald & Mary Fahning
Daniel Blasidell
State Farm Insurance - Susan Madden
Throndson Oil & LP Gas Company
Rennings Flowers Inc.
Truck ACC, Inc
National Fleet Graphics LLC
Kasson State Bank
Freerksen Enterprises, Inc.
Jorgenson's Tire Service
Paul J Donnay D.D.S
Dodge Center Sunshine Foods
DBA R&M Steel
Lowell Olson's Auto Sales Inc.
Mike Adams
Timothy Finucan (Edward Jones)
Mike Parry
American Legion Post #183
Diane Petit
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Darlene Quandt (in honor of SSgt Patrick Zeigler)
Sharon Webb
Viola Nursery
Sally Schleeter
David Alme
Donald & Phyllis Werk
Thomas & Catharine Miller
Jerry L. Williams
Joseph Connell
Dr. Luis Bonilla - Honorarium
Kim Furhmann (Remembering Their Sacrifices)
Soldiers Field Veteran's Memorial
Erling Heating & Air Conditioning LLC
Tee it Up for the Troops
Linda Ottman (In Loving Memory of Leland)
Hayfield American Legion
Hayfield Celebrations Inc.
Wanamingo Veterans Honor Guard
Kenyon Veterans Color Guard
Kasson American Legion Post 333
Randy & Candice Braaten
Peter & Carol Hegseth
Quamme Post 186
Khe Sahn Veterans Inc.
Dale Wellick
American Legion Post #588
Valley Christian Center
Excel Pawn
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
Aluma Employee Fund
American Legion Riders Post 425
VFW (Stary Yerka) Post 5727
American Legion Post #183
Rennings Flowers Inc.
Laura Englund
Luke T McGuire
The Printers
Shoot & Save Sports
Gillespie Sporting Goods Inc.
Cathy Ellingson
Dan & Michelle Beuch
Chatfield. Mn.
Lanesboro, Mn.
Hopkins, Mn.
Webster City, Ia.
Rochester, Mn.
North Mankato, Mn.
Webster City, Ia.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Burnsville, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Hastings, Mn.
Mankato, Mn.
Bentonville, Ar.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Roadrunner Park, Az.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Southern Minnesota
Grand Meadow, Mn.
Millville, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Bancroft, Ia.
North Mankato, Mn.
North Mankato, Mn.
Rochester,Mn.
Rochester, Mn
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Mazeppa. Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Zumbrota, Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Wells, Mn.
Adams,Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Lake City, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon. Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Owatonna, Mn.
Zumbrota, Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Apple Valley, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Byron, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn
Wanamingo, Mn.
Dunlap, Il.
Hollandtown, Wi.
Mantorville, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Lyle, Mn.
Mankato, Mn.
Pardeeville, Wi.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Chatfield, Mn.
Wykoff, Mn.
Millville, Mn.
Owatonna, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Byron, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Colorado Springs, Co.
Shakopee, Mn.
Mankato, Mn.
Spring Valley, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Clear Lake, Ia.
Alameda, Co.
Durand, Wi.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Hermantown, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Eyota, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Colorado Springs, Co.
Rochester, Mn.
Millville, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Claremont, Mn.
Omaha, Ne.
West Concord, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn
Dodge Center, Mn
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Kasson, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Webster City, Ia.
Waseca, Mn.
Zumbrota, Mn.
Plainview, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Viola, Mn.
Mantorville, Mn.
Minneapolis, Mn.
Morris, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn
Stewartville, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Webster City, Ia.
Rochester, Mn.
Northfield, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Grand Meadow, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Hayfield, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Kasson, Mn
Kenyon, Mn.
Kenyon, Mn.
Wanamingo, Mn.
Chicago, IL.
Dodge Center, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Spring Valley, Mn.
Minneapolis, Mn.
Mazeppa, Mn.
Brancroft, Ia.
Whittemore, Ia.
Zumbrota, Mn.
Zumbrota, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Algona, Ia.
Rochester, Mn
Rochester, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.
Oronoco, Mn.
Rochester, Mn.