MEDIA CONTACT: Miranda Mal, Communications Officer, Office of Veterans Services

Veterans Day celebrations, like many other things this year, will be celebrated differently as we continue our efforts to control the COVID-19 exposures and infections in our state. “Today and every day, as we have in the past, we pause to recognize the sacrifices that brave men and women make in their military service to our great nation,” says Secretary of State Jeff Bullock. In past years the Veterans Day ceremony has been attended by many with speeches and remarks by a host of officials.  This year, those remarks are being made virtually by a few in this Facebook live stream event hosted by Governor Carney at 9:00 AM on November 11, 2020.

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Contact:
David Mangler
Delaware Department of State
302-857-3038

When/Where:  Sunday, November 11th, 2018 at 10:30 / War Memorial Plaza (Delaware Bridge) 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs (DCVA) request the pleasure of your company to our annual Veterans Day Ceremony. This year’s event is being hosted by the Marine Corps League with the hosting support of DCVA. Please help us celebrate and honor all our veterans past and present.

Veterans Day History:

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day’ on November 11, 1918, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.

The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words:

Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and

Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and

Whereas the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.

*https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

‘For the Veteran, thank you for bravely doing what you’re called to do, so we can safely do what we’re FREE to do.’ -LoveThisPic.com

‘The willingness of America’s Veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.’ -Jeff Miller

‘Veteran: It’s not that I can and others can’t; it’s that I did and others didn’t.’

‘We don’t know them all, but we own them all!’

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The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Air Force Sergeants Association would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend the annual Veterans Day service on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

This program is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. The service will be held at the Memorial Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.

The National Veterans Day Committee in Washington, DC has designated Veterans Day in New Castle, DE, as a National Veterans Day Regional Site for our nation’s annual Veterans Day celebration. We are proud to participate along with 50 similarly recognized sites throughout the United States and look forward to your presence.

Please call the office of the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs with any questions, (302) 739-2792. You can also visit the site at www.veterans.delaware.gov.

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Military Order of the Purple Heart will host the Veterans Day Ceremonies on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. While those who died are also remembered on Veterans Day, which is observed on November 11, Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military – in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living Veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served have sacrificed and done their duty.

The program, scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m., will be held at the Memorial Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.

The National Veterans Day Committee in Washington, DC has designated Veterans Day in New Castle, DE, as a 2014 Regional Site. This is our twenty-third year of participation along with 67 similarly recognized sites throughout the United States and it’s territories.

Directions: From Dover – Take RT 13N and enter RT 295 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Take the New Castle Exit (RT 9S) off of RT 295 before you go over the bridge. Go up the exit ramp and cross over RT 9 to the other side onto Cherry Lane. Take Cherry Lane for approximately 2/10ths of a mile. Make a left hand turn into the Memorial Plaza roadway. Parking is available and directed by police officers.