Tag: Martinez Veterans Commission
City honoring military service people in two Veterans Day ceremonies
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Two ceremonies Monday, with the Martinez Veterans Commission as host, will honor those who have served in the military. The first ceremony will start at 10 a.m. Monday in the Alhambra Cemetery on Carquinez Scenic Drive. The Diablo Sea Cadets will raise a flag. The Commission’s vice chairperson, Ingemar Olsson, will give […]
City to honor veterans Nov. 12
The city of Martinez through its Martinez Veterans Commission will honor area veterans and their service in two ceremonies Monday, Nov. 12. The holiday, originally called “Armistice Day,” historically has been a remembrance of the “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,” when hostilities ceased during World War I. The name was […]
Veterans Commission plans November ceremonies
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Taking the lead of the federal government, which will be observing Veterans Day Nov. 12, the Martinez Veterans Commission has agreed to have local ceremonies on that date. A hundred years ago, the Treaty of Versailles, signed June 28, 1919 in France, ended World War I, or “The Great War” as it […]
