Bedford County Veterans Council will present a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m. on the south side of the public square. Speakers include Deputy Chief of Staff of Intelligence for the TN National Guard Tommie Boleyn and Paul Engel, local Constitutional scholar.
Boleyn first enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in August of 1982 while still attending high school. Upon graduation in 1983, he became an assault man and a heavy anti-tank weapon system crewman with the 27th Marine Regiment at 29 Palms, California. For the next 13 years, he served at numerous duty stations in California, North Carolina, Japan, and Okinawa. He also served aboard the USS Independence and USS Theodore Roosevelt as well as deployed to the Persian Gulf, the Philippines, Somalia, and Yugoslavia for various contingency operations.
After serving in the Marine Corps, Boleyn moved to Nashville and became a Tennessee Highway patrolman and earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. In 2000, Boleyn and his family moved to Bedford County.
Boleyn enlisted in the Tennessee Army National Guard as an infantryman in 2003 and earned a direct commission as a 2nd Lt. to become a Military Police Officer in 2005. Over the next 20 years, he deployed to Iraq, Cuba, and Kosovo and responded to numerous state and national level emergencies like Hurricane Katrina, the southwest border, numerous hurricanes and floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please bring a lawn chair and come listen to this veteran’s story of inspiration.
“Constitution Study” creator Paul Engel says the U.S. Constitution is a tool to protect American liberties and the country’s ability to self-govern.
Born in New York City and having lived outside of Albany, N.Y. most of his life, Engel says, growing up he was never really taught what the Constitution states. Rather, he was taught about the Constitution.
When he read the Constitution himself, he thought, why not study the Constitution like one would study the Bible. After a 30-year IT career, Engel decided to start The Constitution Study in 2014.
Come and be challenged to learn more about the Constitution with his Engel’s special presentation.
