Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Ladda carries the American flag into the Town Council chambers, where more than 25 people gathered to honor Veterans Day. The event was postponed from a week earlier because of Hurricane Nicole. In addition
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Veterans Day Events
11/5 - Lake Worth Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony of Honor at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave. 11 am-1 pm. Free. 561-586-1600; lakeworthbeachfl.gov
11/11 - Delray Beach Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St.
Connected Warriors had a special ceremony on Veterans Day for the grand opening of its Veterans Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment Center. The Boca Raton center will provide free counseling and customized treatment to clients through a network of
World War II civil defense in Delray Beach had ‘beach watchers’ on horseback looking for suspicious planes, boats or people. Photo provided by Delray Beach Historical Society
By Rich Pollack
It was a time of turmoil throughout Europe.
In the late 19
John Bury, who turns 100 on Nov. 10, wears an Army 8th Air Corps patch and displays a poster of a B-17 Flying Fortress at his Highland Beach condominium. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star.
By Rich Pollack
John Bury remembers flying over Europe that day mo
Army veteran Ed Manley, 98, receives two ready-made meals, a loaf of bread and container of juice from John Sallee at his home in Briny Breezes. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On June 6, 1944, a U.S. Army paratrooper named Ed Manley jumped
Eighty-two veterans (79 men and three women) residing at Harbour’s Edge Senior Living Facility
felt appreciated on Veterans Day, with each arriving at a flag-raising ceremony in a decorated golf cart.
Executive Director Bob Scharmann spoke in celebra
The seventh annual parade and community celebration was a star-spangled success, featuring a Color Guard, several veterans’ organization and local school bands. The parade was organized by the Palm Beach County Veterans Committee. ABOVE: George Fish
Family and friends of Michael J. Metcalf honor him with a granite bench on Veterans Day during a memorial service at Veterans Memorial Park in Boynton Beach. Metcalf, an Army private first class, died in April trying to save four other soldiers while
