Brick Set To Honor Military At Veterans Day Ceremony

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township is set to hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday.

The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday in front of the municipal building, 401 Chambers Bridge Road.

All are welcome to attend and help the town honor the men and women who have served the United States as members of the armed forces.

According to the Veterans Administration, Veterans Day traces back to 1921, when an unknown World War I American soldier was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. That along with similar ceremonies in England and France took place on Nov. 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., Nov. 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day."

Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran, organized "National Veterans Day," which included a parade and other festivities, to honor all veterans. The event was held on Nov. 11, then designated Armistice Day.

In 1954, Congress passed a bill that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed proclaiming Armistice Day as Veterans Day. In 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It was returned to Nov. 11 in 1978.