Veterans
Day - November 11
A Veterans Day
service will take place on Saturday, November 11, at 11:00am at the Courthouse
War Memorial at Courthouse Square in the Village of Owego to honor our
country's veterans. Please plan on attending this service to honor all
our nation's veterans.
November 11 was originally celebrated as Armistice Day, and commemorated the end of World War I. An armistice or truce was reached at 11 o'clock on November 11, 1918 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year - ending "The Great War," fought by soldiers like the one pictured here. |