EASTHAM–Veterans Day is Monday, and communities across Cape Cod are preparing to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Eastham Elks Lodge is hosting a breakfast for veterans on Sunday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Veterans and active duty military members eat free; admission for other adults is $7 and kids 10 and under eat free as well.
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The Town of Harwich will host a ceremony honoring all military personnel over the years at the Island Pond Cemetery on Monday. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m.
A musical performance at The Yarmouth Port Library will commemorate veterans at 2 p.m., 297 Route 6A.
The event will feature the music of The Northside String Band, featuring Bob Hagopian (mandolin), Bill Archie (banjo), and Bob Mueller (guitar), and will include old folk music, early jazz melodies and old time banjo tunes. Join us in celebrating our veterans.
The Town of Chatham Veterans Day Ceremony will take place at the Chatham Community Center, 702 Main Street, Chatham, instead of at the rotary.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 11 a.m., at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Military veterans are invited to a complimentary Veterans Tribute Breakfast buffet at the Flying Bridge Restaurant, 220 Scranton Ave., Falmouth.
The invitation is reserved and limited to veterans of the US military branches of service (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy) and may include their spouse or a personal assistant.
Doors open at 8 a.m., breakfast buffet service begins at 8:30 a.m. Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank’s “Red Shirt Friday” volunteers will provide table service.
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