Veterans Day Ceremony To Unveil New Flag Display In Northampton Twp.

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The township will unveil and dedicate a new flag display in honor of Veterans Day during a ceremony Saturday.

The Northampton Township Board of Supervisors and the Veterans Advisory Commission are holding a special Veterans Day weekend ceremony at the Northampton Township Library on Upper Holland Road in Richboro at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

There will be an unveiling and dedication of a new flag display to the 92 residents honored under the Patriots Flag Program during the Global War on Terror from 2003 to 2021.

The display with 92 flags, formerly in the Township’s Board of Supervisors meeting room, is being relocated to a new home with a new display.

Master of Ceremonies will be Veterans Commission member David Reese. The keynote speaker will be former Supervisor Pete Palestina who had a major role in the implementation of the flag program.

A Color Guard will be provided by the Marine Corps League’s Patriot Detachment.

The "National Anthem" will be sung by Lisa Garner and the invocation will be given by Chaplain Doug Fulford. Many Township and State local officials will be on hand and remarks will be provided by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.

The unveiling of the new display will be performed by representatives of the two families of our Patriots killed in action, Army PFC Robert Dembowski Jr., and Army Master Sgt. Kenneth Elwell.