Monday, November 12, 2012
Annual Veterans Day Observance was held Sunday on the Town Green.
The American Legion Wayne M. Kidwell Post 184 and the Town of Herndon honored America's veterans on a beautiful Sunday. The event was held at the Veterans Memorial on the Town Green in downtown Herndon. The program included an assembly of local Legion members, the posting of the colors by Herndon High School's Junior Naval ROTC and an invocation by Post Chaplain Dmytro Andriuk. Commander Dave Kirby provided the opening remarks and introduction of this year's guest speaker Lt. Col. Debra Biely, who served for 20 years in the US Marine Corps. Biely is the first female guest speaker to take part in Herndon's Veterans Day Observance. After the observance, the Herndon Woman's Club served refreshments in the Herndon Municipal Center. If…
There were 53 casket flags flown at Chestnut Grove for the Veterans Day Avenue of Flags.
The Avenue of Flags was flying from sunup to sundown on Sunday, as part of the American Legion Post 184's tribute to honor veterans. The American Legion Wayne M. Kidwell Post 184, along with volunteers from Herndon High School, assemble the Avenue of Flags each year as a tribute to veterans. This year there were 53 casket flags flown. The display is flown each Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Observance and Avenue of Flags will be held Sunday, Nov. 11.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Observance and Avenue of Flags will be held Sunday, Nov. 11.
The American Legion, Wayne M. Kidwell Post 184, and the Town of Herndon will hold the annual Veterans Day Observance at the Veterans Memorial on the Town Green on Sunday, Nov. 11. The Town Green is located behind the Herndon Municipal Center at 777 Lynn St. The observance will begin at 11 a.m. The Herndon community is invited to attend the event. This year's guest speaker is Lt. Col. Debra M. Biely, a retired US Marine. The Herndon High School Junior Naval ROTC will form the color guard and present the Colors for the ceremony. The Herndon Womens Club will serve coffee and donuts after the observance, inside the Herndon Municipal Center. In case of inclement weather, the observance will take place inside the Herndon Municipal Center …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Town plans Veterans Day Observance next month.
The Town of Herndon honored veterans at its council meeting Tuesday night with a proclamation ahead of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2012. Each year, the town calls on residents, businesses and others in the town to offer respect and express appreciation to veterans in the community and throughout the country. The town will hold a Veterans Day Observance 11 a.m. Nov. 11 on the Town Green. In the proclamation, the town also requested that all residents pause at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day for two minutes of silent tribute to veterans.
Chuck Mauro
12:11 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Very nice ceremony and reception today! more ›