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Veterans Day To Be Observed Throughout Sac Area
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―
In honor of the country's Veterans, several local observances are planned Wednesday.
Here are just a few of the celebrations, commemorations and parades:
In Solano County, flags are flying at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on Midway Road. The 500 acre cemetery is one of the newest in the country operated by the Veterans Administration.
This year's Veterans Day Parade in Elk Grove is going to be the biggest one yet. Opening ceremonies start at 10:45 a.m. with the reading of the names, the parade starts at 11:00 a.m. The route will take marchers from 8820 Elk Grove Boulevard to Elk Grove-Florin Road, then south to the Elk Grove Regional Park. More than 1,400 people are in the parade, with more than 100 vehicles and eight high school bands.
And in Folsom, thousand are expected to line the streets for the city's 10th Annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade begins in front of the Target Store on East Bidwell Street and follows East Bidwell, Coloma and Natoma Streets to the Veterans Memorial near the city hall complex. It kicks off at 9:00 a.m.
In Roseville, there is a breakfast and ceremony at the Roseville Veterans Memorial Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m. The hall is located at 110 Park Drive. And at 2:00 p.m., the city is sponsoring a ceremony at the World War II Monument at 114 Vernon Street.
In Rocklin, there is an 8:00 a.m. flag ceremony at William Jessup University at 333 Sunset Blvd. Then at 11:00 a.m., a commemoration will be held at Rocklin Cemetery's Veterans Memorial at 4090 Kannasto Road.
At Mather Air Field, there is a celebration recognizing pilots of the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots. It starts at 10:00 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza at 10535 Hospital Way.
Governor Arnold Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected to deliver remarks at the Los Angeles National Cemetery Veterans' Day Program Wednesday morning.
Government offices, agencies, banks, courts and post offices will be closed.
Veterans Day's roots began with President Woodrow Wilson designating Nov. 11 as Armistice Day in 1919, a year after World War I ended.
Soon after, states declared Nov. 11 a legal holiday, with congress making it a federal holiday in 1938.
In 1954, after World War II and the Korean War, Congress passed a law renaming Armistice Day as Veterans Day.
From 1971-1977, Veterans Day was held in late October and a 1975 law put it to Nov. 11, starting in 1978.
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