Towson Veterans Day Ceremony 2019 Honors Those Who Served

TOWSON, MD — Organizations and individuals came together as a community Monday to honor veterans in Towson. The Towson American Legion Post 22 and the Towson Elks organized the annual Veterans Day ceremony.

Community members laid wreaths at the war memorials and commemorated Towson veterans in front of the Wayside Cross.

"The inscription on the Wayside Cross is beautiful," Councilman David Marks, who attended the ceremony, said in a statement. "While it memorializes those who died, its words capture the collective heroism of all who could potentially be put in harm's way: 'Greater love than this hath no man.'"

The commander of Towson's American Legion asked elected officials not to cut veterans services when trying to trim their budgets, noting that offering services veterans need is the best way to honor them, the Baltimore Sun reported.

Veterans day service in Towson. Held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month #wbal pic.twitter.com/QcOPx7bRyM
— Kim Dacey WBAL (@kimdaceywbal) November 11, 2019

The ceremony was one way Towson is honoring veterans on Nov. 11.

Towson University is providing complimentary admission to vets at its Monday night basketball game against Kent State at 7 p.m.

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What's Open, Closed In Baltimore County For Veterans Day:

• Libraries are open.
• Schools are open.
• Government offices are closed.
• Courts are closed.
• Trash will be picked up as usual.