Honoring veterans at Delaware Memorial Bridge
The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Marine Corps League, Department of Delaware hosts the annual service to honor men and women of Delaware and New Jersey for military service to our state and nation.
The ceremony at the War Memorial Plaza near the Delaware Memorial Bridge will include a concert by the A.I. DuPont High School Band at 10:15 this morning, followed by a Delaware National Guard C-130 cargo plane flyover. The crews taking part in the flyover served earlier this year in Afghanistan. The traditional moment of silence will be held at 11 a.m.
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