Seasonal & Holidays

Guilford To Mark Veterans Day With Ceremony

Town offices will be closed on Veterans Day.

GUILFORD, CT — Guilford will mark Veterans Day on Wednesday with its annual ceremony.

The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the World War I memorial on the Town Green, across from Page Hardware, according to the town.

Town offices will be closed on Veterans Day.

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Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day is always officially observed on Nov. 11 to reflect the signing of the armistice ending World War I at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

The observance was changed to Veterans Day in 1954.

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