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Fayette seniors honor veterans on Nov. 11

Veterans will be honored by Fayette Senior Services from 2-3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Fayetteville location. This poster is this year's winner of the National Veterans Day Poster Contest. (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

Credit: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Credit: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans will be honored by Fayette Senior Services from 2-3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Fayetteville location. This poster is this year's winner of the National Veterans Day Poster Contest. (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Nov 9, 2022

“A Salute to Our Veterans: Veterans Day Celebration” will be held from 2-3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Fayetteville location of Fayette Senior Services, 4 Center Drive in the same complex as the Fayette County Justice Center.

Offered free, the program will feature Bren Briggs with The Eden Project, veteran members of the American Legion Post 105, veteran singer Nancy Davis, members of the Fayette County High School ROTC program and veteran bugler Robert Fox.

Learn about the history of Veterans Day, the meaning behind the 13 folds of the American flag, a posting and retiring of the colors.

Register at 770-461-0813 or fayss.org.

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