Today is Veteran’s Day in America. According to Wikipedia:
Veterans Day is an official United States federal holiday that is observed annually on November 11, honoring people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of 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, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect). The United States also originally observed Armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans Day holiday in 1954.
DeKalb County Veteran’s will be conducting a ceremony in the Atrium of the courthouse on Wednesday morning, November 11th. The front doors of the courthouse will be open at approximately 10:40 a.m. and the ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will last approximately 30 minutes.
Kishwaukee College will be holding a Veteran’s Day Ceremony Wednesday beginning at 11:00a.m. in the Student Lounge (C1130). The ceremony is free and open to the public. Public attending the ceremony should use Door #6 located off Parking Lot A (South Lot).
The Veteran’s Day Ceremony will include: Presentation of Colors; Invocation by Marty Marks, Senior Pastor – Immanuel Lutheran Church in DeKalb; Pledge of Allegiance/National Anthem; brief history of Veterans’ Day; Keynote Speaker; and Open mic Salute to Veterans.
The Keynote Speaker for the Veterans’ Day Ceremony will be Dr. Ashley Becker, Director of Academic Affairs for the Illinois Community College Board. Her topic will be Supporting the Whole Military Family.
Immediately following the Veterans’ Day Ceremony will be a free performance by actress Pippa White, titled Civil War Women. Using excerpts from actual historical letters, Civil War Women will take the audience to the battlefields, farms, cities, and homesteads of the women who lived through the Civil War, which ended 150 years ago. Hear the experiences from “saints, soldiers and spies”–proof that women in war have never been on the sidelines. Civil War Women will be in Jenkins Auditorium as 12:30 and is free and open to the public.
Several businesses around DeKalb County are also thanking area Veteran’s for their services. O’Leary’s Ale House is offering Buy One Get One Free meals (equal or lesser value free up to $14.99) to the brave men and women who have served our country. Northern Rehab and Physical Therapy is offering 50% off Massages for Veterans from November 9-13, 2015. NAPA Auto Care locations are giving free oil changes to Veterans. Click here to see participating stores and call first for appointments.
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