The Annual Veteran’s Day Parade and Tribute will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11 on Main Street. Any and all Veterans are urged to participate, demonstrate their pride, and experience the thanks from community members.
Veterans are requested to congregate on Campus Drive, at 9:15 am and will be joined by local Fire, EMS and Police Departments and their vehicles.
The vehicle parade will follow the route north on Port Washington Blvd, and west on Main Street, finishing at the Sousa Band Shell, where the annual and very poignant Veterans Day Remembrance will be held, beginning at 11:00 am, signifying the time that the Allies and Germany signed an armistice meant to end fighting on the Western Front, a region that included Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, and other bordering countries.
As a result, the cease-fire took effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Members of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1819 will lead the program with Welcoming addresses, song, the noteworthy gun salute, a poem always delivered by John Chaulker, and recognition of those Veterans in attendance.
Community members are invited and urged to show your support along the Parade route and attend the Tribute at the Sousa Band Shell.
If you should have questions regarding the event or participation, please call Fred Falconer at 516-767-2488.
