Seasonal & Holidays
Ridgefield Sets Agenda For Veterans Day Ceremony
American Legion Post 78 will host the Ridgefield Veterans Day Ceremony at Lounsbury House on Saturday.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — American Legion Post 78 and the Town of Ridgefield will observe Veterans Day in a ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Lounsbury House, Veteran’s Memorial Garden at 11 a.m.
The schedule of speakers and performers is:
- Cmdr. George Besse Post 78: Welcome Legion
- Chaplain John Gillaugh: Opening Prayer
- Marianne Patterson: “National Anthem”
- Cmdr. George Besse Post 78: Opening Remarks
- Ira Joe Fisher, Poet Laureate:457 Veterans Day Poem
- Ms. President US Georgia Ross: Reflection
- Marianne Patterson: “America the Beautiful”
- First Selectman Rudy Marconi: Veterans Day
- Capt. Pete Wikul: Featured Speaker
- Commander George Besse: Closing Remarks
- Marianne Patterson: “God Bless America”