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Darien Schools Hold Veterans Day Observances, Invite Veterans

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In honor of Veterans Day, the Darien Public Schools hosted a variety of assemblies and gatherings for students last week. The following is a snapshot of efforts to honor those who answered the call of duty. Hindley School

Over 30 veterans attended the 12th Hindley Veterans Day Share. Fourth and fifth grade students kept the school in a patriotic mood with songs like, “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America.”  The question and answer portion of the assembly was informative. “Veterans answered the students’ questions with facts and stories that complimented their learning about this special day,” said Principal DJ Colella.

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Veterans Day Observed in Darien With Brief Town Hall Ceremony

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Veterans Day was marked Saturday with the laying of flowers and a wreath in the veterans memorial area in front of Darien Town Hall, where about 50 people gathered. Phil Kraft of Darien again acted as master of ceremonies, and asked veterans of various conflicts, and veterans of no conflicts, to raise their hands. A small number of World War II-era veterans raised their hands, a similar number who served in the Korean War and wars in the Persian Iraq and Afghanistan, and perhaps half a dozen from the Vietnam War.  

Kraft, also a veteran of the Vietnam War, asked people who aren’t veterans to turn to veterans standing nearby and thank them for their service, then and there. They did.

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11 AM Veterans Day Ceremony at Town Hall

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At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.), the Town of Darien will observe Veterans’ Day in front of Town Hall in the Veterans’ Memorial Circle. The Town Monuments and Ceremonies Commission and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Darien Post 6933 will host. The 2017 Presidential proclamation will be read. The public and many local and state officials have been invited to attend.