Sunday, November 11, 2012
No matter the calendar date, it is a day of remembrance and thanks.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday is officially Veterans Day, a time to recognize and honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Have you thanked the veterans you know? This year, since Veterans Day falls on a weekend, it will be officially commemorated Monday, Nov. 12. The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed "November 11" as the first remembrance of the end of the Great War: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Veterans Day is Monday. Here are some things going on in the county that day.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11, but the day will be honored throughout Ocean County on the following day, Monday, Nov. 12. Here are some of the scheduled events:
Friday, November 11, 2011
Despite brisk, cold weather, hundreds line Main and Washington streets in Toms River to pay homage to those who have served in the nation's armed forces
From flag-waving schoolchildren to Civil War re-enactors to families of soldiers, hundreds of people lined the path along Main and Washington on Friday morning, paying tribute to those who've served their country. Despite temperatures that barely broke 50 degrees, hundreds of residents and students from St. Joseph's Elementary School turned out for the Veterans Day parade on Friday. Many of those followed the parade to Town Hall, where township officials marked the occasion with a wreath-laying ceremony at the town's memorial to those who've served and those who've lost their lives. Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher reminded those in attendance that Veterans Day — originally called Armistice Day, commemmorating the armistice that went into …
Ceremony at downtown's Gazebo Park celebrates those who have served
More than 100 people gathered at 11 a.m. today at Barnegat's downtown Gazebo Park for the township's Veterans Day ceremony. Members of the local VFW and American Legion joined township officials in recognizing those who have served in speeches, prayer and a gun salute. Earlier today, Barnegat's own Charlie Thomas served as Grand Marshall of Tom's River's annual Veterans Day parade – scroll through the album for some photos of him there. Were you at the parade or at Barnegat's ceremony downtown this morning? Add your own Veterans Day photos to this album.
A look at Jersey Shore residents who lost their lives in battle this year, including a Seaside Park Army officer who died just two weeks ago
Once they were boys who liked to ride bikes, read books and go to the beach in Seaside Park and elsewhere. Then, so quickly, they became men carrying guns, finding themselves in harm's way. Too soon, they were gone, their lives ended in wars that never seemed to end. At least 12 soldiers from Ocean County have died since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. On Veterans Day, Patch remembers Jersey Shore residents who died in war this year. Here are three of their stories. Sgt. John A. Lyons, Seaside Park, Oct. 26 Berkeley Township Patrolman Richard Breitenbach rose early Thursday and began the trip to Dover, Del., to escort the body of Lyons, a young Seaside Park Army officer killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 26. "We're showing a soldier some respect," …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Honor and thank the veterans in your life by uploading their photos for the community
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
In honor of Veterans Day, Patch would like to give readers a place to commemorate, celebrate and remember veterans from Ocean and Monmouth counties. Was your dad a war hero? Your neighbor a lifelong serviceman or servicewoman? Your brother or sister serve overseas? Upload photos of those veterans you want to remember and honor this Veterans Day and add captions telling Patch readers who they are, and when they served. This photo gallery will serve as a "thank you" from the community to our veterans. Just click the "add your photos" link beneath the photo at right.
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