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Ludlow, Veterans Day

November 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Ludlow’s Veteran Service Director Eric Segundo said all residents are invited to take part in a ceremony to honor the local veterans on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Ludlow High School auditorium, 500 Chapin St.

Those who served will be honored and there will be award presentations for veteran of the year and the winners for the Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy will also be announced.

The Patriot’s Pen Program is for any student from grades 6-8 while the Voice of Democracy program is for any student grades 9-12 and both include potential prizes and scholarships for the winners.
This year’s Patriot’s Pen theme was “How are you inspired by America?” and the Voice of Democracy theme was “What are the greatest attributes of our Democracy?”

Other awards that will be announced are Teacher of the Year, Organization of the Year, Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and children and youth awards.

There will also be guest speakers including legislators and town officials.

Memorial Day: This federal holiday is celebrated the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is the holiday set aside to pay tribute to those who died serving in the military.

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971 by Congress made it an official holiday.

Veterans Day: This federal holiday falls on November 11 and is designated as a day to honor all who have served in the military. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918.

Nov. 11 recognizes the month, day and time the guns fell silent on the Western Front during World War I. The carnage left millions dead, destroyed cities, scorched countrysides and caused deep-seated resentments that led to World War II.

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress — at the urging of the veterans service organizations — amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

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Date:
November 11, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
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