Veterans’ Day Programs on November 11, 2017

O’Fallon, Illinois – Mayor Herb Roach and the O’Fallon City Council encourage the residents of O’Fallon to participate in the Veterans’ Day Program on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Veterans’ Monument, 737 East Wesley Drive and the Annual Veterans’ Day Parade, beginning at 2 p.m. at the O’Fallon Community Park.

The program 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 and First Baptist Academy Choruses; the OTHS AFJ ROTC Program; VFW Post 805; Miss O’Fallon Ava Hipskind; Brownie Troop #1123; Miss Kat Rubush; Chaplain Kristi Hopp, Captain USAF 375 AMW/HC, and the USAF Honor Guard Rifle Team, in addition to many others. The featured guest will be Rear Admiral Peter J. Clarke, USN, Director, Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics, 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.

In addition to the monument ceremony, the 33^rd Annual O’Fallon Veterans’ Day Parade will be held on Saturday, 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.

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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].