Veterans Day Ceremony

Citizens for Milford invites all area veterans and residents to attend a special ceremony on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 in Draper Memorial Park, weather permitting. The ceremony will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Veterans Day Parade at approximately 11:00 a.m.

Participating in the ceremony will be local veterans, clergy, Sons of the American Legion, Milford High School senior Aolani Clayton singing the national anthem, and the Milford High School Marching Band. Commander Eric P. Ruscitti and Jr. Vice Commander Tim McDonough, both representing the Italian American World War Veterans Milford Post #40, will post the Colors.

Lt. Colonel Vincenzo Valastro (U.S. Army Retired), who served our nation in uniform for 28 years, including during the Cold War, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm, and as a civilian at Natick Labs for over 19 years, has been honored as Grand Marshal of this year’s Veterans Day parade. Valastro will be leading the remarks. Also speaking in the ceremony will be Cynthia A. Mainini (U.S. Army Retired), who volunteered to join the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) in 1972 and continues to serve in the Protection Engineering Support Division of the U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center. The final speaker will be Arthur A. Russo, a third-generation U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and was deployed to convoy escort duty in the Mekong Delta for the Ninth Infantry Division. (Scroll down to read more info about the speakers.)

Members of the Waters Corporation Veterans Employee Resource Group will present a wreath honoring veterans at the World War I monument. Milford Fire Lieutenant Scott Keefe will perform “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes during the wreath presentation. Peter Scandone, who is chairman of the Veterans Day Ceremony committee, will serve as master of ceremonies.

If the parade is cancelled due to rain, the ceremony will be held at the Italian American War Veterans of the U.S. Post #40 Hall (4 Hayward Field) beginning at 10:00 a.m. If the weather is poor but the parade still marches, the ceremony will be held at the Italian American War Veterans of the U.S. Post #40 Hall beginning at approximately 12:00 noon. Please check the Citizens for Milford Facebook page (Facebook.com/CitizensforMilford) if the weather looks questionable.

The Veterans Day Parade is organized by the Milford Department of Veterans Services. Please address questions regarding the parade to this office in Town Hall at 508.634.2311. Questions regarding the Veterans Day Ceremony can be emailed to CitizensforMilford@gmail.com.

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