DuPage Announces Lineup, Schedule for Veterans Day 2016

Veterans Day falls on Friday, Nov. 11 this year, but DuPage County will be observing the holiday Nov. 6 in a celebration of remembrance at the DuPage Convalescent Center.

The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Center, which is located on at 400 N. County Farm Rd. in Wheaton.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

• Master of Ceremonies Introduction by George Kouba of Veterans Memorial, Inc.
• Posting of Colors by the DuPage Honor Guard
• A “Star Spangled Banner Poem” read by Sandy Larson of the DuPage Honor Guard
• The Pledge of Allegiance, delivered by Ken Jacobs of Veterans Memorial, Inc.
• An Invocation by Reverend Ellen Ribe, Chaplain at the Convalescent Center
• The Featured Speaker: Dr. Ann E. Rondeau, a U.S. Navy Vet and President of the College of DuPage, will talk
• A Weapons Salute by the DuPage Honor Guard
• “TAPS,” performed by Jeanette Skrip of Bugles Across America
• “Amazing Grace,” performed by Sarah Glenn, Tunes of Glory Piper
• Retiring of Colors by the DuPage Honor Guard
• “Armed Forces Medley,” performed by Sarah Glenn, Tunes of Glory Piper

DuPage County also offers Veterans Assistance Commission Meetings on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Jack T. Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton.

We’ll keep you updated with a full list of Veterans Day events as they are announced.

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