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Evergreen Park Salues All Who Served With A Veterans Ceremony Planned Wednesday At American Legion Post 854
American Legion Evergreen Park Post 854 will host a Veterans Day ceremony followed by light refreshments Wednesday, Nov. 11.
EVERGREEN PARK, IL — American Legion Post 854 of Evergreen Park will hold a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11. Gather at the monument outside the post, 9701 S. Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. Light refreshments inside the post.
Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day is always 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 to include veterans who served in World War II and the Korean War.
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