TOMS RIVER, NJ — Toms River will host its annual Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, honoring our military veterans who have put their lives on the line for the United States.
The parade is organized by the George P. Vanderveer American Legion Post 129 in Toms River.
It is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. with marchers leaving from Highland Parkway and marching down Main Street to Washington Street, before ending at Toms River's Town Hall, 33 Washington St.
At town hall there will be a wreath-laying ceremony and winners of the Veterans Commission's essay contest will read their essays.
Participants can gather in the parking lot behind the Office Lounge, which is off Main Street nearest to Highland Parkway, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
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