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Veterans Day events in the Mahoning Valley:
Saturday
NILES – The Niles Historical Society will host an event in honor of Veterans Day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Westenfield Room of the Ward-Thomas House property, 503 Brown St., Niles. Guests will be able to view photos and documents of Niles residents who served in World War I and World War II. Chaplain John Chittock of American Legion Post 737 will be available to explain the mission of the American Legion and answer questions.
Sunday
CORTLAND – The Cortland Veterans Memorial Committee will have a ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Memorial in Point Park. Guest speaker will be retired Air Force Maj. Peter Bollinger. In case of rain, the event will take place at Cortland Christian Church, 153 Grove Drive.
Nov. 11
BEAVER – A ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the township safety building, 601 W. South Range Road, North Lima.
GIRARD – There will be a parade at 6:30 p.m. from Boardman Medical Supply off Route 422 along Market Street to West Liberty Street to the Justin Leo Memorial viaduct for a ceremony with a wreath cast into the water to honor Navy veterans. The parade will march from the viaduct to the city municipal building for a ceremony at the war memorial with Mayor Mark Zuppo.
STRUTHERS – Struthers city schools will recognize Veterans Day with a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial at the corner of Morrison Street and Euclid Avenue. John Gandy will be master of ceremonies.
WARREN – There will be a program at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, with veteran Jim Rapone dressed as a Revolutionary War soldier for America’s 250th anniversary. He will discuss John Leavitt, who is buried at Pioneer Cemetery in Warren. A parade will follow the program along Mahoning Avenue.
YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission will conduct the annual Veterans Day Program in the Courthouse Rotunda beginning at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. Any questions, contact Susan Krawchyk, Executive Director of the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission at 330-740-2450.
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