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Below is a collection of videos featuring people from the HCC family. Many of these have been shown in our morning worship services. Enjoy!

The Fabric That Holds Our Flag Together
(A video tribute from the Heath Church of Christ honoring those who have and are serving our country.)

Part 1

Part 2

About This Video

The color video footage during the initial segment is of the graveside military rites in the  Dresden Cemetery for Marine Sgt Bradley J. Harper. Sgt Harper was killed in action in Iraq on August 3, 2005.

Narration during the flag folding ceremony  by Lyle Dudgeon,
adapted from the poem, “I Am The Flag” by Ruth Apperson Rous

The Dieppe Raid, during  WWII, was an Allied attack on the German occupied port of Dieppe, on the Northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. 3,623 of the 6,086 men who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured. The catastrophe at Dieppe later influenced Allied preparations for Operation Overlord (D-Day). German  black and white footage of the immediate aftermath of the raid is contained in today’s salute and the wounded soldier being carried by four fellow soldiers from the beach is Doug Vidler, grandfather of Kim Flood and father of Bryan Vidler. Mr. Vidler spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp.

The following music was used in the production of this video tribute:
A Fond Farwell
We Thank You, By Joe Monto
Chris Mason (Here On This Battlefield), By Joe Monto

Pictured in the Video. . .
James “Pete” Allison
Phil Baer
Cecilia Williams
Danny Barnhard
Glen A. Bridgewater
Lee Bridgewater
Larry Brown
Jeffrey Coombe
Timothy Coombe
Lloyd Corbin
Marion “Buck” Crawmer
Brad Dillon
Charles Doty
Gordon Droke
Douglas Steve Gifford
John Richard Haas
*Bradley J. Harper
Brock Hazen
Paul Hottinger
Larry Kaufman
Ollie Lay
Leonard Lebold
*David Lee Livingston
Clarence “Stubby” Love
Bernard Mack
Calvin Mason


Sam Mason
Dan Newhouse
Christopher Orr
Richard Quack
Don Redding
John Robison
Melvin Schaffer
Shana Scoles
Marvin “Taxi” Shaffer
Bob Smith
Everett Smith
Michael Smithers
Bill Thatcher
Mark Thrasher
Merle Thrasher
Tom Turner
Don Turner
Scott Turner
John J. Cooke
*Bernard Lawler
John T. VanSickle
Don Wells
Kenneth Wilkin
Bill Wilson
Doug Vidler
*Killed in service of our country


More Information. . .

When asked about the inspiration behind the song Chris Mason (Here On The Battlefield), Joe Monto said "I was lying in bed one night reflecting in the quiet of my home when a thought came to my mind. Here is my family, safely sound asleep and on the other side of the world, there are fierce battles taking place by our men and women in our American Armed Forces who are sacrificing their all so my family, like theirs, can experience the freedom that we have. It was then that I realized that I often take for granted my days in this world and forget about our awesome men and women in uniform. I wanted to do something to show my love and appreciation for our troops...write a song. I sat down and wrote a song that expresses my family's deep appreciation for our Armed Forces titled, We Thank You.
I didn't want my song to reflect any political aim or opinion, just a simple thank you to our troops who are doing an incredible job. After writing the song, We Thank You, I made a video (with my acoustic guitar) and posted it on youtube. I received many comments from people across the world who were blessed by the song. One person who contacted me was Garland Mason of Mobile, Alabama who lost his son Corporal Chris Mason in Iraq in November, 2006. Garland had created a myspace page dedicated to Chris and posted my youtube video of ..We Thank You.. on it. I was excited! After checking out Chris' site, I was honored. What an incredible soldier, son, brother, friend and most importantly, a godly man. A couple of weeks later, Garland emailed me and mentioned how impacted he was with my song and he asked if I would consider writing a song about Chris. I didn't have to think about it, I knew I wanted to do it. Not knowing Chris, I asked Garland if he was to write a song for his son, what would he want it to say? A few days later, Garland sent me an email saying that he wasn't a musician, just an old paratrooper, but he came up with some lyrics. When I read them, my heart was immediately captured. My hope is that this song will honor Chris Mason and our Troops who selflessly fight for our FREEDOM with their lives...*

Great Day Of Service (April 19, 2008)

Great Day of Service Video

Great Day of Service Rap

What My Church Means to Me (Parts 1 & 2)