Veterans To Be Honored with Oak Bluffs Parade

Sunday, November 10 2013 - 5:34pm

<p>A showery evening should give way to partly sunny skies in the morning as Martha Vineyard honors its veterans. The festivities begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven with the installation of the Avenue of Flags, followed by a parade in Oak Bluffs starting at 10:45 a.m.

Partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s are in the forecast as Martha's Vineyard prepares to recognize its veterans.

The Veterans Day Parade will step off at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, from Nancy’s at the Oak Bluffs Harbor. The parade continues to the Civil War monument near Ocean Park, where a ceremony will take place. For the third year in a row, Oak Bluffs has been designated a site of regional importance by the Department of Veterans Affairs for its observance of the day. Peter Herrmann of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9261 is the organizer of the parade.

The Avenue of Flags will be installed at 7:30 a.m. at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven, and will remain in place until 3 p.m. Volunteers are needed to set up and remove the flags. Those who are interested may report to the cemetery to assist.

At 1 p.m. a visit with veterans at Windemere is planned.

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Salute to all veterans from

Sandi OB

Salute to all veterans from past and present wars. America thank you for your courageous and brave service. Many of you were called to duty, many of you volunteered. Many of you returned home, many of you did not.
But all of you fulfilled the noble mission - defended liberty, protected freedom and safeguarded the homeland. GO VETS!