(Salisbury, MD) The Wicomico War Memorial Committee invites the community to join them in honoring our military veterans at a ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 11:00am. The ceremony will take place at the Wicomico County War Memorial located directly in front of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center at 500 Glen Avenue in Salisbury, MD 21804. In the case of rain, the ceremony will be moved inside the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.
Local branches of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) and Ladies’ Auxiliary will take part in the ceremony, which is being coordinated by the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department and the JROTC will also participate. The community is invited to attend.
Veteran’s Day, initially termed Armistice Day, was created to honor World War I veterans and celebrate the official ending of the First World War which occurred on November 11, 1918. After both World War II and the Korean War and at the urging of veterans service associations, Armistice Day was changed to Veteran’s Day and became a time to honor all American veterans of wars.
The Wicomico War Memorial at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center is a fitting location for this ceremony as the Civic Center is itself a living war memorial to all veterans. At the outside Wicomico War Memorial, flags from each service branch, along with a United States, Maryland, Wicomico County and the POW-MIA flag now proudly fly over a brick wall displaying bronze plagues with the 187 names of Wicomico County’s fallen veterans from World War II and beyond. To learn more about the Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial and the men and women it was built to honor visit www.wicomicorecandparks.org/war_memorial.htm.
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7 comments:
I think this is a nice event, but why aren't they honoring our civil war heroes?
Thank-you to all the men and woman who stood tall and held the line.
Joe,
There is also an event tomorrow at the VFW in Delmar to honor the veterans.
I refuse to go until they recognize are civil war veterans. They were also true heroes on both sides.
Joe, here is a question that you should ask the County Executive and the County Council and see if either of them dare to resond you your blog.
This memorial has been on county property and maintained by the county for several years and numerous citizens have asked why they refuse to honor our civil war soldiers? Many of us have ancestors that fought during the War Between the States and we deserve an answer. After all we are tax paying voters.
Joe I read your site almost everyday, if there is just one thing I would correct, I'd correct you calling the Sheriff's Department to Sheriff's Office...since that is what it is. It sounds way more professional. I've been a citizen of Wicomico County for a long long long long time. I believe it was under Hunter Nelms' as Sheriff that the names switched from Department to Office. At least that's what I've been told. Thanks again Joe. God bless our Veterans who served this country so Bravely!!
I notice no one from the County Exec's office or the County Council has commented on this issue.
I know they read this blog because I hear them talking about the content all the time.
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