Lake Placid Veterans Day Ceremonies

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Veterans Day Ceremonies in Lake Placid & Keene
Lake Placid
The Lake Placid American Legion Post 326 will observe Veterans Day by lowering and raising flags in honor of local veterans who are no longer with us. Six flags honoring local veterans will be retired and presented to the families in attendance. Six new flags will be raised. Post 326 will also host a Veterans Day parade, a closing ceremony, and luncheon at the Legion’s home, located at 2710 Main St. A wreath will be placed at the Legion’s Memorial Monument by the American Legion Auxiliary.

9:30 a.m. – Adirondack Community Church and the World War I Memorial, located at 31 Parkside Dr. — a flag honoring Robert Fadden will be lowered, and a flag honoring Robert Jones will be raised.
9:50 a.m. – A ceremony will take place at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, lowering a flag honoring Dennis Smythe and raising a flag in honor of Larry Prager.
10:10 a.m. – A ceremony will be held at the Lake Placid Health and Medical Fitness Center, where a flag will be lowered honoring Clifford Wells and one will be raised in honor of Larry Prager.
11 a.m. – The Veterans Day parade will start at the intersection of Main Street and Saranac Avenue and will continue down Main Street to the American Legion home. All veterans are encouraged to join the American Legion in the parade.
11:30 a.m. – Closing ceremonies will take place at the American Legion home. There, flags honoring Robert Peacock, Douglas Bissonette and Alfred Vondell will be lowered. Flags honoring Donald Lawrence, Benjamin Gadway and Donald Scammell will be raised.
11:45 a.m. – The American Legion Auxiliary will place a wreath at the memorial monument following the closing ceremonies. After the wreath placing, they and the Sons of the Legion will co-host a luncheon. The community, friends and families are invited to attend any and all ceremonies and the luncheon, according to Doug Hoffman, the post commander.
Keene
American Legion Marcy Post 1312 presents the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the end of WWI at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 11 at Veterans Monument Park on Cemetery Road in Keene, NY.

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