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Veterans Day Ceremony Draws Appreciative Crowd
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US Marine Corps PFC Victor Johnson bows his head during the invocation at Fridays annual Veterans Day ceremony at Fish Park in Oakdale. The gathering included remarks by speakers and a luncheon, hosted by the local VFW Post 2922 and the City of Oakdale

 

 

Over 150 people came out to remember, honor and celebrate veterans on Friday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Monument in Oakdale’s William A. Fish Veterans Park.

Hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2922, in cooperation with the City of Oakdale, the ceremony included various speakers honoring and remembering the service of local veterans, along with music and a special flag retirement ceremony conducted by the local Boy Scouts, A barbeque lunch donated by Sno-White Drive In and prepared by the VFW was served following the ceremony.