Afghanistan, Iraq Vet To Speak At USC Veterans Day Observance

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA - A U.S. Marine who served three tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq will be the featured speaker at the township’s Veterans Day observance. The event will occur Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Upper St. Clair Veterans Park on McLaughlin Run Road.

Devlin Robinson participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom’s liberation phase, which brought him to the battles of Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah, Kut and Baghdad. He was then deployed to Fallujah and Saqlaweyah in 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment.

After his discharge from the Marine Corps. Robinson started Veterans Medical Technology LLC, which leases surgical lasers to hospitals throughout New York and Pennsylvania.

The program also will feature musical performances by Upper St. Clair High School’s marching band and Chanteclairs, as well as the Baker Elementary fourth grade chorus. The Rev. Ronald Weryha, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Valerian Michlik, pastor of St. Gregory Byzantine Catholic Church, will deliver the invocation and benediction.

The Marine Corps League Color Guard Detachment 726 will present the colors and the South Hills Veterans Honor Guard Bethel Park American Legion Post 760 will render a gun salute.

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