BOLINGBROOK, IL — The Village of Bolingbrook will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, honoring the men and women who have served in the United States military.
The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial at the Bolingbrook Town Center, 375 W. Briarcliff Road.
The Village said that if weather doesn't allow for an outdoor ceremony, then it will be moved indoors into the Village Board Room.
VFW Post 5917 Adjutant Patricia Branch will welcome residents to the ceremony, and deliver closing remarks. The AFJROTC will conduct the posting of the colors, as well as the retiring of the colors.
Speakers at the ceremony will include Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta, American Legion District 11 Commander Patrick McLeod, Bolingbrook American Legion Post 1288 Commander Larry Shaver, and Bolingbrook VFW Post 5917 Commander Gregory Palmer.
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