Burlington Area Veterans Honored at Memorial Auditorium Nov. 11

Burlington area veterans will be recognized Wednesday, Nov. 11, during the annual Veterans Day observance sponsored by the Burlington Area Veterans Council, The Hawk Eye reported.

10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Auditorium

The ceremony opens at 10:30 a.m. at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Curt Daughters delivers the welcome. Daughters, a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Vietnam, also gives the featured address.

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The Burlington Area Veteran’s Honor Guard presents the colors, followed by the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mike McCullough reads the invocation and later gives the benediction. The program also includes an Armed Forces Salute, a folding of the flag with reading by Daughters, Larry Shacklett and Greg Gobble, a posting of the colors by Linda Sammeli and Arnie Hausknecht, a rifle volley and taps. Coffee and donuts will be served, and donations will be accepted.

Why Nov. 11

Nov. 11 marks Armistice Day, commemorating the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 a.m. that ended hostilities on the Western Front.

Free Breakfasts, Dinners and a Brunch

Other events run through the week. Hy-Vee on Agency Street in Burlington offers free breakfast to veterans and active-duty military members from 6 to 10 a.m. Nov. 11, plus 15% off groceries in store and online. At 8 a.m. that day, the Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard conducts a flag-folding ceremony, firing squad salute and playing of taps before heading to the Memorial Auditorium for the main observance.

Des Moines County Veterans Affairs hosts a free Veterans Dinner Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Burlington Eagles Club, 2727 Mount Pleasant St., with dinner served from 5 p.m. until the food runs out. The menu includes pork loin, green beans, cheesy potatoes and a dinner roll. Veterans and their spouses are welcome with no reservations required, and resource tables with information about services and assistance for veterans will be available.

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Burlington Eagles 150, also at 2727 Mount Pleasant St., serves a free turkey meal to veterans from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12; the meal costs $12 for non-veterans. Earlier that week, the VFW Post 7641 Auxiliary hosts its annual Honoring Veterans Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the post home, 802 E. McKinley St., New London, featuring breakfast casseroles, biscuits and gravy, coffee cakes, fruit, sweets and lunch items, with a freewill donation supporting the Auxiliary’s community projects.