The Hilton Head Area Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), on behalf of the Military Veterans Coalition, will host the annual Veterans Day Celebration at 10:30 a.m. November 11 at the Hilton Head Island Veterans Memorial Park, 59 Shelter Cove Lane. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at St. Andrew By-the-Sea United Methodist Church, 20 Pope Avenue.
MOAA Hilton Head Area Chapter President Brigadier General Mitchell LeClaire, U.S. Army Retired, is the master of ceremonies. Brigadier General Peter C. Glass, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Central & Third Army will present the keynote address.
The honorable Alan Perry, mayor of Hilton Head Island, will speak and present a proclamation designating Veterans Day, November 11, on Hilton Head Island as a Day of Remembrance for veterans of all the uniformed military services who have served our country defending freedom.
The Hilton Head Choral Society will provide music. The Navy Junior ROTC Cadets from Hilton Head High School will provide the color guard, the ushers, and the traditional reading of the poem “In Flanders Fields.” Members from American Legion Posts 42 and 185 will participate in the ceremony. Trumpeters will play the bugle calls for this festive ceremony.
The event is free and open to the public.