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November 9, 2016 8:00 AM
Government Closed on Veterans Day; Community Center Open; Ceremony at 11am
Below is the Veterans Day operating schedule for the City of Falls Church on Wednesday, November 11:
•CLOSED: City Hall and all offices and services
•CLOSED: Courts
•CLOSED: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
•CLOSED: Permits Counter
•CLOSED: Preschool at the Community Center
•CLOSED: Senior Center
•CLOSED: Sheriff’s Office
•OPEN: Community Center, 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
•AS SCHEDULED: Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial in front of the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.)
http://www.fallschurchva.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Government-Closed-on-Veterans-Day-Commun-55
Veterans Ceremony
Friday, November 11, 2016
Join us in honoring those who have served or are still serving in the military.
A special Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at the Falls Church City Veterans Memorial in front of the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) on Friday, November 11 at 11 a.m. Two bronze plaques will be added to the wall in front of the Community Center to honor the seven Falls Church heroes who gave all for their country in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The Greater Falls Church Veterans Council expects up to 90 family members of the heroes to attend the ceremony.
War in Afghanistan (October 2001 to December 2014)
Harold J. Greene
Stephan L. Mace
Ronald A. Rodriguez
Iraq War (March 2003 to December 2011)
Andy D. Anderson
Tenzin Dengkhim
Javier Obleas-Prado Pena
Jonathan D. Winterbottom
In addition to dedicating the plaques, the event features remarks and remembrances, a tribute for those missing in action, a wreath presentation and prayer for departed veterans, and performances by the Falls Church City Concert Band.
This program was prepared by representatives of the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council including American Legion Post 130, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Martin-Leppert-Sipes Post 9274, Catholic War Veterans Paul and Jacques Martin Post 1652, Falls Church Daughters of the American Revolution, Northern Virginia WWII Veterans, the Veterans Memorial Committee, and dedicated volunteers under the coordination of the City of Falls Church Recreation and Park Department.
http://www.fallschurchva.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=4975
eteran’s Day Ceremony
November 11 at 11 a.m.
Every year the Recreation and Parks Department honors veterans with a ceremony at the City of Falls Church Veterans Memorial:
223 Little Falls St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
This tribute recognizes all those who served in the armed forces.
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis, Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II
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About the 2016 Ceremony
This year, two bronze plaques will be added to the wall in front of the Community Center to honor the seven Falls Church heroes who gave all for their country in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The Greater Falls Church Veterans Council expects up to 90 family members of the heroes to attend the ceremony.
War in Afghanistan (October 2001 to December 2014)
Harold J. Greene
Stephan L. Mace
Ronald A. Rodriguez
Iraq War (March 2003 to December 2011)
Andy D. Anderson
Tenzin Dengkhim
Javier Obleas-Prado Pena
Jonathan D. Winterbottom
In addition to dedicating the plaques, the event features remarks and remembrances, a tribute for those missing in action, a wreath presentation and prayer for departed veterans, and performances by the Falls Church City Concert Band.
This program was prepared by representatives of the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council including American Legion Post 130, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Martin-Leppert-Sipes Post 9274, Catholic War Veterans Paul and Jacques Martin Post 1652, Falls Church Daughters of the American Revolution, Northern Virginia WWII Veterans, the Veterans Memorial Committee, and dedicated volunteers under the coordination of the City of Falls Church Recreation and Park Department.
http://www.fallschurchva.gov/VeteransDay