Area communities to celebrate Veteran’s Day

Drivers traveling on Route 148 north of Sesser are greeted by the sight of more than 50 American flags that adorn the west side of mammoth Maple Hill Cemetery.  The flags are displayed on various holidays throughout the year.  The practice started nearly a decade ago.  City workers were busy this week installing the flags prior to Veteran’s Day on Monday, Nov. 11.

Many southern Illinois communities are marking Veterans Day with special ceremonies and events. Below is a list that details many of those ceremonies.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
ANNA
10:30 a.m. Veterans Appreciation Day program
Anna Nazarene Church
CARBONDALE
11:00 a.m. 24-hour vigil begins
Old Main Flagpole, SIUC
ROTC members will conduct a silent vigil until 11:00 a.m. Monday

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
ANNA
2 p.m. Parade
CARBONDALE
11 a.m. Program
Veterans Memorial Plaza
11 a.m. Ceremony
Shryock Auditorium, SIUC
DU QUOIN
10 a.m. Veterans Day parade
11 a.m. Program, Keyes City Park
HARRISBURG
12 a.m. – 11 a.m.
11 hour Run/Walk
Taylor Field
Participants invited to run or walk with the flag
11 a.m. Ceremony
American Legion, 600 E Logan Street
HERRIN
6th annual S.O.S. Breakfast
7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
KC Hall, 213 North 16th Street
Free to all veterans
Non veterans – $2
MARION
11 a.m. Program
VFW, Longstreet Road
MT. VERNON
10:30 a.m. Program
Times Square Mall
PINCKNEYVILLE
11 a.m. Ceremony
Perry County Courthouse
VIENNA
11 a.m. Program
Carnegie Library lawn
WALTONVILLE
10 a.m. Veterans Day parade
11 a.m. Program, Waltonville High School gym