Woodbury’s 2013 Veterans Day Ceremony

Woodbury’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans’ Memorial on the City Hall grounds.

The featured speaker will be 1st Sgt. Andrew Haigh, of the Minnesota National Guard, and Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens will welcome attendees.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Parking is available in the east lot at Woodbury City Hall, 8301 Valley Creek Road. In case of poor weather, the event will be held in City Hall.

The Nov. 11 program also will provide a time to dedicate the newest pavers that have been purchased and installed at the memorial. The pavers honor military veterans.

Pavers cost $300 and can still be ordered from the Veterans Memorial Council. Order forms are available at displays in City Hall and the Washington County Library.

Forms can also be downloaded from the Woodbury Lions Club website.

Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

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