All about Veterans Day, Activities and events

Veterans Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.) wikipedia

Veterans Day activities

There is a variety of events in Utah honoring soldiers and their families leading up to Veterans Day on Sunday.

* AWARDS DISPLAY, Jim Ackerman, a U.S. Air Force Vietnam veteran and Syracuse resident, will display his military insignia pins, patches and medals through Nov. 16 at the Syracuse Museum & Cultural Center, 1891 W. 1700 South, Syracuse. For information, call 801-825-3633.

* PARADE, Sunday, The Veterans Day Parade begins at 11 a.m. The parade route starts at the Salt Lake County Ice Center, 5201 S. Murray Park Lane, goes over to State Street, north to Vine Street, then east entering Murray Park. A Healing Field and program will follow the parade. For information, call Elmer Inman at 801-755-1058.

* WORLD WAR II TRIBUTE, Monday, There will be a discussion on the history of World War II and a performance of songs that were popular in the early 1940s at the Sandy Senior Center. The event is at 9:30 a.m. and will be repeated at 2 p.m. at the Highland Cove Retirement Center. Free; for more information, call Rick Randle at 801-273-7695.

Closures and schedules

If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed the following Monday.

* UTA BUS AND TRAX: Sunday - Veterans Day, regular Sunday service

Monday - Veterans Day (observed), weekday bus and Advertisement

TRAX -regular service

* STATE LIQUOR STORES: Monday - Veterans Day observed, closed

* CITY AND COUNTY LIBRARIES: Monday - Closed

* STATE OF UTAH/GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Monday - Closed

* UTAH LEAGUE OF CREDIT UNIONS: Monday - Closed

* SALT LAKE COUNTY SANITATION SERVICES: Monday - Regular service

* SCHOOLS: Monday – Open

The Arizona senator and presidential Republican John McCain joined the Veterans Day Ceremony and told:

"The war and Iraq has divided America, but none of us is divided in our appreciation and our love and affection for those men and women in the military who are serving the cause of freedom," he said.

"Some of us here were in another war where America was divided in their support and that made our challenge of welcoming and bringing home all of veterans all the harder," he said, a reference to Vietnam.

"I was so very honored to have the privilege to serve in the company of heroes, to observe a thousand acts of courage and compassion and love," McCain said. "Those that I know best and love most are those who I had the privilege of serving with and under, who inspired me to do things I otherwise would not have been capable of."

Veterans Day events: North County

Following is a list of some Veterans Day events scheduled to take place in North County:

Poppy Days: Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783 will be at various stores and banks in Ramona and San Diego Country Estates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to accept donations for Buddy Poppy, a national program that helps disabled and other needy veterans. Information: (760) 789-0831.

Dedication in Escondido: American Legion Post 149 and the Allied Veterans Council will dedicate a new veterans memorial and monument at 9:30 a.m. today in Grape Day Park, 130 Woodward Ave. A flag ceremony follows at 11 a.m. Food will be served afterward at the Veterans Memorial Building, 230 Park Ave., Escondido. Information: (760) 745-1159.

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Ceremony in Fallbrook: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924 will pay tribute to John R. “Dick” Rossi, a local Navy veteran who flew “over the hump” in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. 11 a.m. today at the Village Square, Main Avenue and Alvarado Street. Lunch and live music will follow at the VFW Post, 1175 Old Stage Road. Information: (760) 728-8784.

Observance in Poway: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7907, American Legion Post 479 and Fleet Reserve Association Branch 70 will hold a flag ceremony and observance at 11 a.m. today at Creekside Plaza, 13495 Poway Road. Free barbecue lunch will follow at the VFW Hall, 12342 Old Pomerado Road. Information: (858) 748-7907.

Ceremony in Rancho Bernardo: The Rancho Bernardo Veterans Memorial Association will hold a ceremony from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. today, followed by a luncheon. The main speaker will be Army Lt. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command. Webb Park, 11666 Avena Place, off Bernardo Center Drive. Information: (858) 485-6121.

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