Community Corner
Good Morning, Veterans Day: Two Activities in Town
A 10 a.m. VFW service at Middletown Town Hall is followed by a 10:45 family walk from Gaudet School to Miantanomi Tower
10 a.m., Town Hall: Decorated Vietnam War veteran Raymond Tillery, Commander of the local Gilbert-Burton VFW Post 4487, will lead a ceremony at Middletown Town Hall this morning at 10 a.m., to honor veterans on this national day of recognition. The public is welcome to join the ceremony.
The presidential proclamation for Veterans Day 2011, states: “On Veterans Day, we pay tribute to our veterans, to the fallen, and to their families. To honor their contributions to our Nation, let us strive with renewed determination to keep the promises we have made to all who have answered our country’s call. As we fulfill our obligations to them we keep faith with the patriots who have risked their lives to preserve our Union, and with the ideals of service and sacrifice upon which our Republic was founded.”
10:45 a.m., Gaudet: The Gaudet School PTG will lead a Veterans Day walk starting from the school, stopping at a flagraising ceremony at All Vets, and then on to Miantonomi Tower, which will be open for tours at 12:30 p.m.
