American Legion Auxiliary Unit #303 will hosting a special Veterans Day ceremony at Riverside Park at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The ceremony will honor veterans and remember those who have lost their lives by securing 100 flags that represent fallen soldiers.
“These flags are from veterans and their families that donated them to the American Legion for (memorial day) ceremonies,” said Kay Pirucki, president of the Ladies Auxiliary from the American Legion Post, during a memorial day celebration that was held at Riverside Park earlier this year.
The Legion collected flags for the last two years until reaching 100 and is going to put them on display for the public during major holidays such as Veterans Day.
“It’s a lot of work for us to put them all up but we made sure that the city allowed this space just for us when they were building the park,” said Rudy Zannoni, the Legion’s post commander.
The Legion will also host a luncheon at 3 p.m. to collect proceeds to buy phone cards for troops overseas.
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