Ladies and Gents Along with the Monday Veterans Home Ceremony taking place on Monday Nov 10th(the email i sent about it is attached below), here are some other events that were posted in the Union Leader today. Jim I will be joining in the Parade in Manchester Veterans Day events planned in Manchester, surrounding areas Veterans Day events are planned throughout the area to honor those who have served. In Manchester Elm Street will close on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. for the Veterans Day Parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Elm and Webster streets, continuing south on Elm to Veterans Park, where the traditional wreath-laying ceremony will be held. MANCHESTER — Veterans Day events are planned throughout the area to honor those who have served. In Manchester Elm Street will close on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. for the Veterans Day Parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Elm and Webster streets, continuing south on Elm to Veterans Park, where the traditional wreath-laying ceremony will be held. Additionally east bound traffic on the Amoskeag Bridge will be diverted to Canal Street, and the east bound span of the Bridge Street Bridge will be closed. Westbound traffic on both bridges will not be possible during the parade .Motorists wishing to cross the Merrimack River are urged to use the Queen City Bridge or the Granite Street Bridge. Parade chairman Sam Caldwell said veterans from various American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts will participate in the parade, along with veterans from the Vietnam Vets, Granite State Chapter, and Honor Flight New England. Ron Boisvert, who was previous parade chairman, past commander of the Manchester Veterans Council and past commander of American Legion, Post 79, is this year’s grand marshal. Marching bands from the city’s three public high schools also will participate, with members of West High School’s Junior ROTC program marching as well. The salute to the state’s military veterans also will include a 100th birthday party today at 2 p.m. for Martin Roy at the Intervale Country Club. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is expected to be a special guest at the event honoring the World War II veteran. On Monday, Central High School will hold two separate observances — at 8:15 a.m. and again at 9:30 a.m. — in the veterans’ honor. Because of Veterans Day, city trash pick for Tuesday will be delayed until Wednesday. Most schools, local, state and federal government offices, public libraries, the U.S. Postal Service and most banks and credit unions will be closed. Nashua Veterans Count Nashua will host its third annual Salute Our Soldiers benefit on Sunday night. The Easter Seals program hopes to raise $1 million over three years to support New Hampshire’s veterans. J. Christopher Williams, president and CEO of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce, will return as master of ceremonies for the celebration Sunday at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua. Members of the New Hampshire Army ROTC will be the color guard and Berklee College student Jennifer Messina will sing the national anthem. The keynote speaker will be Col. David Sutherland, co-founder and chairman of Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services and the chief strategy officer, Easter Seals Military and Veterans Services. Londonderry Members of Londonderry American Legion Post 27 will host their annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony today. The parade will make its way from Londonderry High School to Town Common at 10 a.m. A brief ceremony will follow. Local veterans are invited to march in the parade, along with local emergency personnel, Boy Scouts and Girl Scout troops and the high school Lancers Marching Band. Milford The annual Veterans Day Parade will be held on Tuesday. The assembly for the parade starts at the American Legion at 15 Cottage Street at 10:45 a.m. The parade will proceed to the Milford Oval via Garden Street and Union Street, then onto the World War I and World War II memorials and then the Korean War memorial then proceed back to the American Legion. Lyndenborough The Lafayette Artillery Company will hold a ceremony starting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Lyndenborough Center. Veterans and their families are invited to attend. Three veterans will have the honor to fire the company’s 1844 brass six-pound cannon. Refreshments will be served in Center Hall following the ceremony. Scouts are welcomed to participate in the ceremony. Jim Constantin VETERANS ADVOCATE USTA NH Mens Coordinator NH ROLLING THUNDER (R) INC.CHAPTER 1 CVMA NH 5-1 NH PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS RIDE CAPTAIN WE WILL NEVER FORGET Ladies and Gents The residents and staff of the New Hampshire Veterans Home cordially invite you to attend our traditional Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 10, 2014. The ceremony will take place in the NHVH Town Hall at 11:00 a.m., preceded by a Coffee Social at 10:15 a.m. We hope you will be able to join us for this special program. Jim Medal of Honor honoree will speak at Tilton veterans home By DAN SEUFERT Union Leader Correspondent President Barack Obama awards Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts with the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on July 21. (REUTERS) TILTON — Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, the Medal of Honor winner for bravery in the face of an attack from the Taliban during an attack on his unit while serving in Afghanistan, will be the Veterans Day speaker at the New Hampshire Veterans Home’s ceremony. The home asked the Nashua native to be its speaker on Nov. 10, the day before the country officially honors all of its veterans, and was pleased that he agreed to speak, said the home’s spokesman, Leonard Stuart. “We were very pleased when he said yes,” Stuart said. “He’s a true hero.” The veteran’s home honors its residents a day early so that they can attend the Nov. 11 ceremony at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, Stuart said. Pitts, a 2003 graduate of Souhegan High School, was a member of the 173rd, 2-503 Airborne in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province during the Battle of Wanat, said to be one of the fiercest battles during the war in Afghanistan. His unit was nicknamed “The Chosen Few.” Nine American soldiers died and more than 25 others, including Pitts, were seriously injured when they were forced to defend themselves against gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades launched by 200 Taliban insurgents on July 13, 2008. Pitts, a former active-duty Army staff sergeant who now works at Oracle Corp. in Burlington, Mass., was hit with shrapnel in both legs and an arm as machine gun fire and grenades continued to pound his team. Severely injured and unable to stand, Pitts pulled himself up on his knees to maneuver a machine gun. He repeatedly removed pins from grenades and launched them at the enemy while working the radio system to help target air strikes and turn the battle around. On July 21, during a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama said Pitts is a true American hero. “Against that onslaught, one American held the line,” said Obama, describing Pitts’ actions during the attack. “... In Ryan Pitts, you see the humility and the loyalty that define America’s men and women in uniform.” Pitts is the ninth living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Medal of Honor recognizes members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while engaging in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force. Pitts’ awards and decorations include the Medal of Honor, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, an Army Commendation Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal and a Presidential Unit Citation Jim Constantin VETERANS ADVOCATE USTA NH Mens Coordinator NH ROLLING THUNDER (R) INC.CHAPTER 1 CVMA NH 5-1 NH PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS RIDE CAPTAIN WE WILL NEVER FORGET
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