Local Veterans’ Day celebrations began this past weekend in Grayson County. Heading into the holiday this week, there are still several opportunities to celebrate local veterans.
“World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France,” the Department of Veterans Affairs said about the first Veteran’s Day observance. “However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”
Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11.
Here are four local observances of the day:
1. GCS Veterans Day
Grayson Christian school is inviting the community to view its Veterans’ Day program which will include a presentation by Grayson Sheriff’s Office Capt. and GCS alum Jeremy Cox.
The program begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at 4400 US Highway 82 E in Sherman.
2. Free lunch
Veterans, spouses and caregivers of veterans will be served a free lunch Friday at Sherman Elks Lodge 2280.
The lunch event beings at 1 p.m. and the menu includes chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and a roll. Sherman Elks Lodge islocated at 1713 E FM 1417 in Sherman.
3. Honoring our heroes
The annual Veterans’ Day program at Sherman Middle School will be held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s library.
4. Veterans Day parade
Downtown Denison construction has cleared the way and the annual Veterans’ Day parade will be heading down Main Street at 2 p.m. Saturday.
This event is hosted by the city of Denison and American Legion Post 62.
