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Monroe County honors veterans; keynote speaker recounts deployments and reads a retirement poem
Summary
Monroe County's 2024 Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 featured student performances, a 21-gun salute and a keynote by Samuel Beverly III, a retired Navy sailor who recounted deployments and read "The Watch." The event closed with prayers, a moment of silence and thanks to volunteers.
Monroe County held its 2024 Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, bringing together veterans, families, students and county staff for patriotic observances and a guest keynote speech.
Unidentified Speaker 1 opened the ceremony and thanked attendees, students from the primary school and Adoration Hospice for providing refreshments. Attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance and Miss Jo Staple sang the national anthem.
Paul Goers, introduced as a U.S. Army veteran, led an invocation and later offered a closing prayer. Organizers held a 21-gun salute and taps to honor veterans who…
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