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Veterans Day 2020 Goes Virtual – Ceremonies in Woodbridge and Holmdel

Woodbridge Township 14th Annual 2020 Veteran’s Day Parade Goes Virtual
WOODBRIDGE – Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Veteran’s Day Parade goes virtual this year. The virtual parade will highlight all the Woodbridge Township World War II Veterans both living and deceased. To honor a veteran, provide a photo and a short bio to: WBMayor@twp.woodbridge.nj.us. Deadline to send in a photo/bio is Nov. 2, 2020.
The virtual parade can be seen on: Television on Comcast Ch. 35 (Noon, 3:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.)
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New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum Veterans Day 2020 Virtual Ceremony
HOLMDEL – The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum will be having a virtual Veteran’s Day ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. This event will be broadcast live at 11:00 a.m. on our Facebook page and Youtube page and posted afterward here on our website. Thank you for honoring those that served and currently to serve in the United States Armed Forces.

The Speakers will be: Key Speaker – Governor Phil Murphy; Key Speaker – Interim Adjutant General Dr. Lisa Hou; Emcee – Clark Martin; National Anthem – Ali Gleason; Speakers – Colonel Walter Nall, Chief Brenda Sue Fulton, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, Senator Vin Gopal, Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker, Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson; Benediction – Reverend Gerard Appel; Closing Remarks – NJVVMF Director of Development Jillian Decker

We want to ensure that our virtual event is as complete as possible, and a large component of our annual ceremony is our wreaths processional showing remembrance for our fallen heroes, stewardship within our community, and engagement with local veterans organizations we gratefully call our friends.

Please join us this year in contributing to a virtual wreath, rose, or ribbon to honor those who served our country. Wreath Sponsorship – $25 – Rose Sponsorship – $10 – Ribbon Sponsorship – $5

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