2004 Year in Review

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Veteran's Day

Rifle Salute

Honor Guard

Carolyn Aiken

Amy Myer

The Veterans’ Day ceremony was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 11 at the corner of Genesee Street and Main Street. The fire whistle blew, followed by the VFW-American Legion Honor Guard presenting the traditional rifle salute."Taps" was played by Carolyn Aiken and Amy Myer to end the ceremony.

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 11, 2004