Veterans Day events
Sunday, November 5
11th annual free, public Salute to Veterans, featured speaker Henry “Hank” Kudzik (Battle of Midway), Rep. Steve Samuelson, honor guard, testimonies, music and memorabilia. For information, call 610-217-0909. 4 p.m. Ebeneezer Bible Fellowship Church, 3100 Hecktown Road.
Thursday, November 9
Veterans’ Day assembly, 10 a.m. Miller Heights ES, 3605 Allen St.
Friday, November 10
Most schools, banks and government offices are closed
Veterans’ Day Ceremony and Leadership Day, 9:30 a.m. Hanover ES, 3890 Jacksonville Road. Hanover singers, Liberty HS pipes and brass, flag raising, laying of a poppy wreath.
Veteran’s Day ceremony, 11 a.m. Municipal Park Veterans’ Memorial, 2900 Farmersville Road. Light luncheon immediately following at BTCC. Visit www.bethlehemtownship.org/btcc/forms/newsletter.pdf.
10th annual free, public Veterans Day service, 2 p.m. Welcome by Dino Cantelmi; opening by Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council president Major General Gerald C. Still, USAF retired. State Representative Steve Samuelson will present certificates. Military Honors and Taps by Harry F. W. Johnson Post #379. Donations (such as toothbrushes, small toothpastes, Ramen noodle soup, mini-candy bars and single pack flavored drink mixes) accepted for Stockings for Soldiers. Cantelmi-Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St.
Saturday, November 11
Veterans’ Day Celebration, 7:30 p.m. free public lecture by Phil Klay, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a National Book Award author. Lipkin Theater, Kopecek Hall, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road. Information: call 610-861-5088.
SteelStacks events: Peas & Qs free, no reservation family performance, 11:30 a.m.: Swingtime Dolls, 1940s music. Free but reservations required; call 610-332-3378 or visit the ArtsQuest box office at 101 Founders Way: The Greatest Generation: Untold Stories of World War II screenings: “The U.S.S. Indianapolis” (donations for the Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project Honor Bus will be taken) 1 p.m.; and “From the Devil’s Brigade”.
Presentation of the colors by the Steel Battalion ROTC unit; World War II veterans and re-enactors; gear and weaponry display; Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project representatives; and Girl Scout Troop 6030 promoting their activities supporting the military overseas.
Information: visit www.steelstacks.org or call 610-332-3378 or visit the box office.
Memorial service, Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, 11 a.m., Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Solider, First Avenue and W. Market Street.
Sunday, November 12
Allentown Band program, Salute the Troops for Veterans Day. Benefits Victory House of the L.V., veterans program and Rotary activities; sponsored by the Bethlehem Rotary Club. 3 p.m. Northeast MS, 1170 Fernwood St. Visit www.allentownband.com or call 610-882-2466 or email glhartney@aol.com or visit www.morningstarrotary.org. Tickets at door.
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