Memorial Day, A Time to Remember Our Veterans:
Monsignor John G. Bishop
Jim Brewer
Bill Buning
Dan Buning
Rick Buning
Thomas Buning
Bernard Carrol
Austin Caruso, Sr.
Tom Connors
Tom Doan
Tim Doyle
Bob Gaughan
Fr. Phil Halstead
Roger Hamlyn
Howard Hornburg
Colin Kelly
Joe Linn
Marguerite McGraw
Bob McClintock
Mario Mesa
Dr. Jack Michels
Stanley “Moe” Morelewski
James O’Leary
Rafael Santiago
Andy Serros
Jerome Serros
Ralph Thompson
Tom Wilkes
Eleanor “Pat” Wilson
Reflections of gratitude for those who served in the military from St. James Cathedral, Jubilee, Parish Newsletter, Summer 1995, vol. 21 #3.
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St. James Cathedral Remembers Our Veterans 
St. James Cathedral Remembers Our Veterans
St. James Cathedral Remembers Our Veterans
St. James Cathedral Remembers Our Veterans
Capt. Tom Buning, St. James Cathedral
Bill Buning, St. James Cathedral
Rick Buning, St. James Cathedral
Dan Buning, St. James CathedralPresident Lyndon B. Johnson, the first president ever to sleep in Orlando, stayed at the Cherry Plaza just around the corner from the Buning's family home on Lake Eola during his 1964 campaign visit. Alice Buning remembers competing with her brother, Rick Buning, to see who could shake President Johnson's hand the most. Alice confirms for the record that she knows she shook President Johnson's hand four times before the President made his way to Colonial Drive for his 9:30 am campaign address. Alice's mother, Joan Buning, also shares her fond memories of the Cherry Plaza Hotel and significant downtown landmarks in this excerpt from an oral history interview with the Bunings on April 21st, 2011.