Veterans Day Parades and Ceremonies South Shore Boston 2024

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Here are Veterans Day parades and Ceremonies South Shore Boston

Abington Rockland & Whitman Tri Town Parade 2024

On Monday, November 11, 2024 the 71st Annual Tri- Town Veterans Day Parade will step off at 10:00 a.m. in Abington at the entrance of Beaver Brook School. The parade will continue north on Washington Street, turning right onto Adams Street, then right onto North Avenue (Rt. 139), finishing by the Cellar Tavern.

A parking ban along the parade route will be in effect, and enforced the night before, and day of the parade.

Bridgewater Tri Town Veterans Day Parade 2024

Bridgewater is hosting the annual Tri-town Veterans Day Parade this year on Monday November 11th! The parade begins at 10:00AM!

Road Closures will begin at 9:30AM and will end at 11:30AM. Road closures will be on Summer Street between Laurel Street and Plymouth Street. Also, Northbound lanes of the Central Square and Bedford Street/Route 18 between Cottage Street and Broad Street will also be closed to vehicle traffic.

Braintree

Join us on Monday November 11 at Braintree Town Hall to celebrate and honor the sacrifice of our veterans. Coffee hour will begin at 9AM followed by a 10AM ceremony.

Carver

More info coming soon

Cohasset

The annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony will be held Monday, November 11th at Cohasset’s Veterans Memorial Park. The ceremony will kick off at 11:00 AM and will feature readings from the winners of the Deer HIll School essay contest as well as the Cohasset Middle School Singers. A lunch will be served at The Mealy Legion Post after the event

Duxbury

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Halifax

The Veteran Services Office will be holding its annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 11th, 2024, at 11 am at the Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street to honor all Veterans–in the community and abroad.
We are also excited to announce the unveiling of seventy (70) new Hometown Hero banners which will be on display on the Town Green before they are hung-up throughout town.
For any questions, please contact Steve Littlefield, Director of Veteran Services by calling (781) 293-1724 or e-mailing Steve.Littlefield@halifax-ma.org.

Hingham

Veterans’ Day 2024 will begin with the CPL Lawrence St. Laurent, USMC Breakfast in the Hingham Town Hall’s Central Meeting Room (2nd Floor), from 08:30-10:30 AM. This event is open to ALL Military, Veterans, and their families, sponsored by the Hingham Veterans’ Council and catered by Hart Brothers Catering of Rockland, MA.

The main event will begin promptly at 11:00 AM in Sanborn Auditorium on the 2nd Floor of Town Hall. The event will be led by Town Moderator Michael Puzo, with music performed by the Hingham High School Band and members of the Chorus. The principal speaker will be Colonel Robert Notch, U.S. Army (Ret.) He is the current President of the South Shore Chapter of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).

There will be reserved seating for ALL Military and Veterans. Following the main event, we will parade the colors outside the Town Hall main entrance, and conduct a brief wreath laying ceremony at the Veterans’ monument.

Hull

Hull’s Veterans Day ceremony will be held on Monday, November 11 at 11 a.m. at the war memorial at Monument Square. All are invited to pay tribute to those who served our country. The keynote speaker will be Mike Young (USCG Retired), the father of Justin Young from USCG Station Point Allerton.

Marshfield

This Sunday will be our first annual Veterans appreciation event. SlackTide Coffee will have their beautiful truck at the Marshfield dog park from 9am to 11am. They will be generously donating free coffee to veterans. The team from the Town of Marshfield Veterans’ Services will be joining the festivities as well. They help provide resources to local veterans and their spouses.

Please see parade updates for Monday November 11th

Milton

The Town of Milton and the office of Veteran Services announce this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony, which will be held on Monday November 11, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Milton’s Town Hall.

Milton’s Select Board and Milton Veterans Services, along with members of the American Legion Post 114 will conduct ceremonies to commemorate all our Veterans past and present.

Our featured speaker will be Capt. Chris “Chowdah” Hill, Commanding Officer of USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69.

He is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts and a 1996 graduate of Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude; a 2006 graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service with a Master of Arts in Security Studies, with honors and was commissioned through the Navy ROTC program receiving his wings of gold as a naval flight officer in 1997. He has just returned from a deployment to the Middle East and will speak on the importance of Veterans Day.

The ceremony honoring all veterans will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. and we will be joined by Milton High Chorus and Marching Band. We hope you can join us and we will work with Milton Access TV to cover the ceremony for those who cannot attend.

If you should have any questions regarding this year’s observance, you may contact Milton’s Director of Veterans Services Kevin J Cook at kcook@townofmilton.org or 617-251-7767

Pembroke

Pembroke will observe Veterans Day on Monday, 11/11, 11am, at the Pembroke High School.

Plymouth

Quincy

City of Quincy to Dedicate Monument on November 9 in Tribute to Veterans of

Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Afghanistan Wars and Global War on Terror

WHAT: Mayor Thomas P. Koch and the City of Quincy will honor the city’s steadfast commitment to serving our nation with the dedication of a new Veterans monument at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery. The monument will pay tribute to those who served in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror.

The ceremony will also honor the memory of seven remarkable veterans posthumously: Sergeant Charles T. Caldwell (KIA) Army National Guard; Captain Jack Salenius, United States Army; Private Dennis C. Thompson, United States Air Force; Corporal Ciara M. Durkin, Army National Guard; Lieutenant Christopher E. Smeglin,United States Navy; Specialist Donny Nguyen, United States Army; and Sergeant Macdouglas Deegan, United States Army.

“We pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms and our way of life,” said Mayor Koch. “Each of these individuals exemplified courage and commitment, reminding us of the true cost of liberty.”

WHO: Mayor Thomas Koch

Quincy natives General Joseph F. Dunford, USMC (ret.), and General James C. McConville, USA (ret.) – who both grew up in Quincy’s Merrymount neighborhood, playing military games like “swampies and hillies” on the streets before rising to the highest ranks in the United States armed forces. Quincy Veterans Services; Quincy Police Color Guard; Quincy/North Quincy High School Band.

WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, November 9, 2024

9:30 a.m. – Parade of Veterans: The public is invited to line the sidewalks of Coddington Street, from Quincy High School (100 Coddington St.t) to Sea Street, as a parade of veterans marches into Mt. Wollaston Cemetery for the dedication.

10:00 a.m. – Monument Dedication Ceremony

Weymouth

WEYMOUTH
VETERANS DAY PARADE
Monday, November 11, 2024
9:30a.m. KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL CEREMONY
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JACKSON SQUARE
10:15a.m. PARADE: FROM JACKSON SQ. VIA BROAD ST.
TO MIDDLE ST. TO TOWN HALL
11:00am- VETERANS DAY SERVICES:
RALPH TALBOT AMPHITHEATER
NEXT TO TOWN HALL
1:00pm- WEYMOUTH SCOUTS FLAG RETIREMENT
KING OAK HILL PARK
In case of inclement weather, a brief ceremony will be held at 11:00 am at the Abigail
Adams School gymnasium, 89 Middle St., Weymouth.
Inclement weather notices will be posted on the Weymouth Veterans Council and Services
Facebook page, Town of Weymouth website
(http://www.weymouth.ma.us/veterans-services), all Weymouth associated Facebook pages.
The Weymouth Veterans Council extends its appreciation to all those who are
making an effort to make this a special day for our veterans.