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Emily Beers and Tyler Thiel of Downingtown win wedding giveaway

Emily Beers and Tyler Thiel of Downingtown are the winners of the Veterans Day Wedding Giveaway sponsored by West Chester’s American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) and John Serock Catering. The free five-hour ceremony and reception for 100 guests on Sunday, November 11, 2018, also boasts contributions by Blue Dog Printing & Design, Schaffer Sound, Matlack Florist, Baiada Photography and Sagets Formal Wear.

“I was certainly surprised and instantly felt overwhelmed with joy and pride,” said Beers when notified that she and her fiancé won. “I am truly thankful for all the local businesses that are contributing to make this day possible for us.”

“Being a veteran means so much to me. I am proud that I served my country,” she continued. “I have PTSD and the thought of planning a wedding is a daunting task. This opportunity makes it possible for me to have an amazing wedding that we will appreciate forever while reducing my stress, which greatly helps with my existing PTSD.”

Beers is a United States Army veteran with eight years’ service, including a tour of duty in Iraq. She is the recipient of Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medals and Army Good Conduct Medals among numerous others. She and Thiel have military veterans and active duty members in their families. She possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and works as an emergency room nurse. She starts the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program at Drexel University this fall.

“There were many qualified clients for the wedding, but, given Emily’s service, as well as that of her family members, all of the vendors felt that this couple was the most deserving,” John Serock, President of John Serock Catering, stated.

“Having a Veteran's Day wedding allows my bridesmaids, a majority of whom are still active duty, to attend my wedding because it falls on a holiday weekend for them,” added Beers. “Having these ladies there will be such a wonderful experience. We have all wanted to get together for a few years and nothing seemed to work out. It is going to bring me such joy and pride to have them stand up there with me.”

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center, located at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, in the land of industry innovators in the Philadelphia region, is the nation’s premier aviation museum devoted exclusively to helicopters. Established in 1996, the nonprofit organization collects, restores and displays rotary-wing aircraft, including over 35 civilian and military helicopters, autogiros and convertiplanes.

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