Seasonal & Holidays

Ridgefield Sets Agenda For Veterans Day Ceremony

American Legion Post 78 will host the Ridgefield Veterans Day Ceremony at Lounsbury House on Saturday.

RIDGEFIELD, CT — American Legion Post 78 and the Town of Ridgefield will observe Veterans Day in a ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Lounsbury House, Veteran’s Memorial Garden at 11 a.m.

The schedule of speakers and performers is:

  • Cmdr. George Besse Post 78: Welcome Legion
  • Chaplain John Gillaugh: Opening Prayer
  • Marianne Patterson: “National Anthem”
  • Cmdr. George Besse Post 78: Opening Remarks
  • Ira Joe Fisher, Poet Laureate:457 Veterans Day Poem
  • Ms. President US Georgia Ross: Reflection
  • Marianne Patterson: “America the Beautiful”
  • First Selectman Rudy Marconi: Veterans Day
  • Capt. Pete Wikul: Featured Speaker
  • Commander George Besse: Closing Remarks
  • Marianne Patterson: “God Bless America”

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