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Plymouth Veterans Day Ceremony At Veterans Memorial Park
The details for the Plymouth Veterans Day ceremony are below. Please come out to honor those who have served our nation...
Passage-Gayde Plymouth American Legion Post #391, Commander John Lockwood, Mayflower Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6695, Commander Joseph Tebor and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 528, President John Heraghty and their committee, will be hosting a Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday, November 11. It will begin at 11 AM at the Plymouth Veterans Memorial Park on Main street in Plymouth, across from the city hall.
The master of ceremony for the event will be Lieutenant Colonel Krista A. McKinley. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1992 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Lt. Colonel McKinley was one of the first women to serve on
board a ship and to earn her gold wings as a military parachutist and airborne rigger.
Veterans Day commemorates the courage and patriotism of all the men and women who have served in the United States armed services. It was originally called Armistice Day, it was created to celebrate the end of the fighting in World War 1.
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In 1954, Congress changed the name to Veterans Day……. a day to honor and recognize all the veterans in the United States. They served…….. so that we may be free!
We recognize all the veterans for their sacrifices and leadership to keep the doors of freedom open to all mankind. The greatest gift we can offer our veterans and those currently serving is our prayers!
