NEWS FROM THE CITY OF ST. CHARLES
Contact: Lisa Garhan
Communications Manager
630.443.3744
lgarhan@stcharlesil.gov
St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony is Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m.
Inside Fire Station 1, 112 N. Riverside Ave
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (Oct. 16, 2024) – The annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony will be held Nov. 11, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., in Fire Station 1, 112 N. Riverside Ave. Join us to show your appreciation for our country’s veterans.
The ceremony will include singing of the National Anthem, followed by invocation, remarks, gun salute, and Taps performance.
“On Veterans Day we gather as a community to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans for their selfless service to our country,” said Mayor Lora Vitek. “We hope to see a big crowd again this year.”
At the City of St. Charles, nearly 10% of our workforce is veterans. The City has been recognized consistently by the U.S. Department of Labor with a Gold Medallion in the HIRE Vets program.
For more information about the event, contact LTC (Ret) Mark Powell, Event Coordinator, at 630.329.6444.
About the City of St. Charles
The City of St. Charles, Illinois, is guided by the three driving principles in its Mission: Service. Tradition. Community. Together, these principles create a thriving environment for people who live or visit here, and for businesses to prosper. Our City has gained national recognition as a family-friendly town and wide acclaim for its architecture, living up to its nickname Pride of the Fox. Conveniently located 35 miles west of Chicago, in Kane and northwestern DuPage Counties, St. Charles is home to 33,000 residents and a balanced mix of more than 2,000 businesses that employ approximately 28,700 people. More at stcharlesil.gov, and follow us on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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