2024 Veterans Day events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Celebrate Veterans Day

Monday is Veterans Day. Each and every one of us knows someone who served or is serving in our armed forces.

According to Military.com, there are several ways to recognize those who gave of themselves to keep us safe and able to live our lives as we choose.

They include:

• Just say “thank you”. Ask them about their service.

• Fly the flag.

• Donate to a veteran-focused charity.

• Show up! Participate in a Veterans Day event in your community. Here is a list of events in the Alle-Kiski Valley that will celebrate our veterans:

Arnold/New Kensington

• The Joint Veterans Committee will have a program at 10 a.m. Monday at Roosevelt Park in Arnold and 11 at the Gold Star Mothers Monument on Ninth Street in New Kensington.

Cadogan

• A concert of patriotic music will be from 6pm to 8pm Sunday by Paul and Aaron Blackham at the Cadogan Municipal Building, 333 First Ave. Sponsored by John T. Crawford Camp no. 43, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Admission: $10, includes light refreshments. Profits are distributed Camp no. 434. Reservation required. Reservations: call or text, 724-664-2424 or 724-954-5036, or email [email protected].

Leechburg

• The Marconi Club will serve a free spaghetti dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Monday for veterans and a guest at the club, 135 River Ave.

Lower Burrell

• Events on Monday will include a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at the flag plaza in Greenwood Memorial Park. The annual parade begins at 11 a.m. on Leechburg Road. A service will be at 12:30 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Wildlife Lodge Road.

Springdale

• The bells of peace ring on Monday at 11 a.m. The Springdale Veterans Association will have a service afterward at the Porter Street Memorial at the corner of Pittsburgh and Porter streets.

Vandergrift

• The Kiski Valley Community Band will present a concert of patriotic music at 2pm Sunday in the Casino Theatre. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Vandergrift Veterans Memorial Project. New veteran plaques will be unveiled after the concert.

Western deer

• A Veterans Day breakfast will be from 8:00 a.m. to Noon Saturday at the American Legion Hall, 57 Superior Road, Curtisville. The menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, tea and water. Cost is $5 for guests and free for veterans. Details: 724-265-9959.