INDIANAPOLIS — The Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis invites citizens to join us in honoring Veterans with a service, parade and banquet on Veterans Day, Fri., Nov. 11.
The morning kicks off with a Veterans Day Service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial, 431 N. Meridian St., featuring keynote speaker Indiana National Guard Commander, Maj. Gen. Courtney Carr, and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. A patriotic musical prelude provided by the Indiana National Guard’s 38th Division Band begins at 10:30 a.m. The memorial service starts at 11:00 a.m. For more information visit www.veteransdayindy.org/service, or contact Jill Druskis at 317-630-1203, or by email at jdruskis@legion.org.
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The Flanner and Buchanan Veterans Day Parade, featuring more than 80 units, begins immediately after the memorial service, at noon. The parade route begins at Michigan and Pennsylvania Streets, moves south on Pennsylvania to New York Street, west to Meridian Street, north on Meridian Street and finishes at North Street. For more information visit www.veteransdayindy.org/parade, or contact Tim Elson at 317-716-9718, or by email at vetdayindy@gmail.com.
The Veterans Day Banquet, which includes military, federal, state and local dignitaries, will be held that evening at Primo Banquet Hall & Conference Center South, 2615 National Avenue, Indianapolis. A reception precedes the banquet at 5:30 p.m. The banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. Reservations can be made online www.veteransdayindy.org/banquet-reservations, or contact Linda Jeffrey at 317-374-7752, or by email at mslindajeffreyis@gmail.com.
The Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis has a brand new digital footprint at www.veteransdayindy.org. Members of the council are working to present a most memorable Veterans Day for all our Veterans. Learn more about our commitment to veterans at www.veteransdayindy.org/about and see how you or your organization can help contribute.
To become a sponsor of the Indianapolis Veterans Day observance visit www.veteransdayindy.org/donate, or contact John Spanogle at 317-995-1726, or by email at jspanogle@jobreadyvets.org.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are over 476,000 veterans living in Indiana. The majority, 339,528, are wartime veterans. Of those, 20,499 served in World War II, 39,290 in Korea, 149,330 in Vietnam, and 139,873 in the Gulf War.
