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Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11 in Ocean Pines

Thursday, October 24, 2024

(Oct. 24, 2024) The Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation will host a traditional Veterans Day ceremony honoring all who have served in the U.S. military.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 11 a.m., at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines.

Michelle Winemiller will emcee the event this year. Miller is a Veterans Memorial Foundation Board member who spent 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, in intelligence, and 19 years as a civilian employee of the Air Force.

The guest speaker will be Robert Hanson, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force now serving as a Commissioner in the Department of Veterans and Military Families. Hanson, an Eastern Shore native, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces in 1971 and served until 1974 in South-East Asia during the Vietnam War. He later served in the Air Force Reserves at Dover Air Force Base from 1982-1986. He is currently one of the commissioners from Congressional District One in Maryland, and an advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The ceremony will also feature patriotic music, including a salute to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

“Veterans Day is a day to honor and celebrate all who have served in our military,” Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation President Marie Gilmore said. “We are forever indebted to those who were willing to serve to protect our freedoms, and we are grateful for the families they left behind.”

Some seating will be provided, but guests are encouraged to bring a chair. The ceremony will move to the Ocean Pines Community Center in the event of inclement weather.

Prior to the Veterans Day ceremony, the Memorial Foundation will host a short dedication for the new gazebo at 10:45 a.m. No seating will be provided.

Gilmore said the new gazebo is joint project between Ocean Pines Association and the Veterans Memorial Foundation, and will help aid in educational outreach programs to the memorial.

“Our educational outreach program brings every Worcester County student to the Veterans Memorial for a field trip each year, and they spend about an hour with docents at the memorial learning about the branches of the service, service of our veterans dedicated the sacrifices that the veterans and their families make,” she said. “It’s a program that’s very near and dear to our hearts, and this new gazebo will help to enhance that experience.

“We're looking forward to a very, very special Veterans Day ceremony this year with the dedication and our emcee and guest speaker, and I hope everyone will come out and enjoy it,” she added.

For more information about the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation and the Worcester County Veterans Memorial, visit www.WoCoVets.org.

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Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11 in Ocean Pines

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