Major Incidents Anticipated Pertaining To Veterans Day

Companies such as Disabled Veterans National Foundation across the Washington region are hosting events to honor Veterans Day on Friday.

Arlington bell ringing, celebrate Veterans Day having a vintage Pennsylvania church bell, sponsored from the Bluemont Civic Association. Noon, Constitution Bicentennial Gardens, North George Mason Drive and even Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. Totally free. 703-525-3786.

"African American Veterans Remembered, Honored," pre-ceremony audio by the U.S. Army Band; keynote address by Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr., wreath-laying not to mention taps. nine a.m., National World War II Memorial, seventeenth Street as well as , Constitution Voie NW. Totally free. 202-737-0404.

Storytelling in the Vietnam Women's Memorial, 9 a.m.-noon as well as , 2-4 p.m., Vietnam Women's Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Drive NW. Free. 202-619-7222.

The Disabled Veterans National Foundation has initiatives planned as well.

Veterans Day wreath-laying, nine a.m., National Globe War II Memorial, seventeenth Street not to mention Structure Voie NW. Free. 202-737-0404.

Veterans Day observance,speakers, reside audio files, mansion excursions as well as , displays of military together with Globe War II-era automobiles. 10:fifteen a.m., Dodona Manor, 217 Edwards Ferry Rd., Leesburg. Free. 703-777-1880.

The Alexandria Black History Museum's yearly Veterans Day program's "Code of Conduct: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered," is meant to highlight the experience of minorities serving in uniform. A panel of high-ranking present along with retired army officials will explore this concept. Retired Navy Rear Adm. Osie V. Combs Jr., executive vice president for protection operations for V-TECH Options, plus Navy Rear Adm. Sinclair M. Harris, who serves in the chief of naval functions staff as director with the Navy Irregular Warfare Office, will be amongst these participating. 11 a.m. to two p.m. Friday. Alexandria Black Background Museum, 902 Wythe St. Free. Reservations are requested but not required. 703-746-4356.

Veterans Day at Mount Vernon, a patriotic concert from the Harmony Heritage Singers, 11 a.m., not to mention wreath-laying at the tomb of George Washington, two p.m., Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria area. $15; ages 6-11, $7; 5 plus more youthful, along with active duty, retired but also previous army personnel, totally free.


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