Veterans’ Day Programs

NEWS FROM O’FALLON CITY HALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O’Fallon, Illinois – Mayor Herb Roach and the O’Fallon City Council encourage the residents of O’Fallon to participate in the Annual Veterans’ Day Parade, beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the O’Fallon Community Park. In addition to the Parade, the annual Veterans’ Day Program will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Veterans’ Monument, 737 East Wesley Drive.

The 34th Annual O’Fallon Veterans’ Day Parade will be held on Sunday, November 11 beginning at 2 p.m. at the O’Fallon Community Park. The Parade will end at the O’Fallon VFW Post 805, 221 West First Street. For more information on the parade, please email [email protected] or call the VFW Post at 618-624-6575.

The Veterans’ Day Program on Monday, November 12, 2018 will include the recognition of the new inscriptions to the monument; a flag raising ceremony; participation from the fifth-grade music classes from O’Fallon District 90; St. Clare School Chorus; the OTHS AFJ ROTC Program; VFW Post 805; Miss O’Fallon Adriana Scagliarini; Miss Kat Rubush; Chaplain Anthony Angell, USAF 375 AMW/HC, and the USAF Honor Guard Rifle Team, in addition to many others. The featured guest will be Major General John C. Flourney Jr., Chief of Staff, US TRANSCOM.

Please bring your own lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the First Baptist Church of O’Fallon, 1111 E. US 50. For more information about the ceremony, please visit the Monument web site at www.ofallonveteransmonument.org.

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Grant Litteken at 618-624-4500 x 8760 or email at [email protected].