Town of Acton Invites Community Members to Attend Veterans Day Ceremony

ACTON — The Town of Acton would like to invite community members to attend its Veterans Day Ceremony. 

WHEN: 

Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m.

WHERE:

Acton Town Common, by the Isaac Davis monument, weather permitting.

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the Faulkner room inside Town Hall, 472 Main St.

Parking is available behind Town Hall or the Fire Station, 256 Central St.

WHAT: 

The Town of Acton’s Veteran Services Department and the Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee will hold the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor those who have fought for the nation. 

The event will begin with a moment of silence and an invocation. 

Remarks will be delivered by Sen. Jamie Eldridge before the laying of the wreaths. Retired Colonel Robert Beaudoin will also give a speech. 

The ceremony will take place by the newly renovated Isaac Davis monument. Renovation efforts to restore the tip of the monument were officially completed during the week of Nov. 4. The project was primarily funded through the Community Preservation Act (CPA) as well as funding from the Veteran’s Heritage Site Foundation.

Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend.

District Director of Veterans Services for Acton and Boxborough James MacRae helps Veterans and surviving spouses learn about and apply for benefits. For more information about resources available to Veterans and their loved ones contact MacRae at 978-929-6614.

“We hope you can join us at our annual Veterans Day Ceremony to pay reverence to our nation’s heroes,” said MacRae.

“In my roles as Director of Health and Family Services, I have been so fortunate to have learned so much from James about the benefits available to Veterans,” said Penelope Funaiole. “I am impressed how James works with our Veterans and their spouses who are eligible for benefits. James can take a complicated reimbursement system and explain it with ease and confidence to our Veterans. I am proud to work with James and to support our Veterans here in Acton.”

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