Danvers Veterans Day Ceremony Planned At Thorpe School

DANVERS, MA — The Danvers Veterans Council is welcoming the public to attend this year's Veterans Day ceremony at Thorpe School after last year's event was mostly virtual because of the coronavirus.

The ceremony will be held outside, behind the school, weather permitting at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. If the weather is an issue it will take place in the auditorium where masks will be required.

Living and deceased veterans will be honored at the ceremony where U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dana Alpert (ret.) will be the guest speaker. Alpert served in combat and intelligence missions in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Far East.

Albert was the Company Commander for the eviction of Iraqi forces in Kuwait and served as the Foreign Affairs Officer for the Soviet Union and Afghanistan. He is fluent in several languages and is currently employed as an adjunct professor at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida.

The Danvers High Chambers Singers and Danvers Girls Scouts will provide music, along with taps and a drum roll by the Danvers High School band.

Kenneth Reardon of the Danvers Fire Department will play bagpipes and the Danvers Alarm List Company will perform and gun salute.

Those attending are invited to place small American flags in a memorial wreath to honor any veteran.

For more information, contact Director of Veterans' Services Kelley Rayos-Teixeira at 978-777-0001 Ext. 3025.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)