Township Veterans Day Ceremony Slated for Friday Morning

Lacey residents will join in Bicentennial Park to honor all veterans at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.

“It’s going to honor all veterans from World War I on,” Roy Johnsen of the American Legion Post 517 said.

This year’s annual ceremony may include members of the high school band and student Matthew Moeller, who installed benches at the site for an Eagle Scout Project, will also speak.

“[Attendance] is usually sparse,” Johnsen said. “People just think Veterans Day is a day to go out and shop or something. I feel that everyone should honor the veterans because without them, who knows what language we would be speaking now.”

Members of the township committee will also be at the ceremony.

“We invite people out to the ceremony every year to honor all the veterans that are not with us anymore and those who are still with us,” Mayor Gary Quinn said. “They deserve a tremendous amount of credit for what they’ve done, giving us freedom.”

Other Veterans Day Events:

• The Lacey Library is holding a special Veterans Day program. Residents will be able to meet the bikers of Rolling Thunder at 3:30 p.m. Amanda Zito, first class with the U.S. Navy, will also be at the library to discuss the history of women in the Armed Services. For more information call 609-693-8566.
• For a list of Veterans Day ceremonies in Ocean County, click .

Below is a list of places that will be closed on Veterans Day:

• Municipal Building
• Township Recycling Center (there will still be curbside trash and recycling pickup)
• Lacey Township School District
• Post Office