2004 Year in Review

Veterans' Day Ceremony

Float honoring our Veterans during the Memorial Day parade

The Veterans’ Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 11 at the corner of Genesee Street and Main Street. The VFW-American Legion Honor Guard will present the traditional rifle salute.

The ceremony is held at 11:00 o’clock for the reason that, that is when the Armistice was signed at the end of WW I at the 11th hour (Washington time), on the 11th day, of the 11th month. This holiday was originally known as Armistice Day, but was changed to Veterans’ Day in 1954.

For a more in-depth explanation on the history of Armistice Day – Veterans’ Day see Veterans' Day

by Dawn Zuidema, theCity1.com
November 10, 2004