Event scheduled to honor veterans

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WOODSTOCK -- American Legion Post 199 will hold its Veterans Day event at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The time is significant, member Ray Powell said, because the armistice for World War I was signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Wednesday is Nov. 11.

R. Craig Jones, the new head of Massanutten Military Academy, will be the featured speaker for the event, and the entire cadet corps of the school has been invited, Powell said.

Three area senior homes will bring veterans, too -- Greenfield, Skyline Terrace and Dutch Haven. Powell said more than 15 veterans are expected from those homes.

"It's going to be an honor for us to have them there to honor," he said.

There were about 130 veterans in attendance at last year's event, Powell said.

The Legion is hosting its ceremony with the help of VFW Post 2447 in Edinburg. It will take place at 411 S. Muhlenberg St.

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