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Volunteers Needed for Honored Annual Veteran's Day Observance

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By Yantis Green, Oct 25, 2021
 

SAN ANGELO – The public is invited to the Veterans Commemorative Ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at Fairmount Cemetery, 1120 West Avenue N. The keynote speaker will be U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Reilman, 17th Training Wing commander. Mayor Brenda Gunter will also be participating in the ceremony.

Veterans Day honors the service of all U.S. military veterans and is observed each year on Nov. 11.

The Friends of Fairmount Cemetery Board needs volunteers to help place American flags on the graves of veterans buried at the cemetery. There are more than 1,800 service members buried at Fairmount – spanning from its origins in the 1800s up to present day. The flag placing will occur at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7.

Anyone who wishes to help place flags may contact Martha Elder at 325-656-1705.

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