US towns and schools hold Veterans Day ceremonies, parades and memorial tributes
The gist
Communities across the US marked Veterans Day with school assemblies, ceremonies, parades and a returning Vietnam memorial wall.
Tributes range from free breakfasts to a WWII veterans' salute, keeping the holiday local.
How it unfolded
- Nov 9, 2026Bunker Hill Junior High's Student Council sponsors a free chili dinner for each veteran and a guest at the Wood Ridge Elementary Center Cafeteria.
- Nov 10, 2026Illinois schools hold assemblies and ceremonies, including Roxana Junior High's assembly and breakfast and Jersey Community Unit School District's ceremony with keynote speaker Staff Sergeant Russell Cox.
- Nov 11, 2026Veterans Day itself brings ceremonies across the country, from a 7:30 a.m. event in Zachary, Louisiana, to a sunset "Taps" played by an Indiana National Guard bugler in Indianapolis.
Key terms
- Armistice Day
- A commemoration held each November 11 marking the 1918 armistice that ended fighting on the Western Front.
- Taps
- A bugle call signaling lights out at day's end and played at military funerals and memorial ceremonies.
Source: Wikipedia