Plymouth Township to Host First-Ever Veterans Event Wednesday

Plymouth Township is honoring area veterans on Wednesday as part of a first-ever celebration which township officials hope will become an annual tradition.

Set for Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m., the recognition event will feature more than 40 veterans, including three from World War II. In addition to a veterans recognition, the ceremony will feature music, refreshments, a souvenir program and remarks from a retired Army colonel.

Many of the veterans who have registered for the event are from Plymouth Township, including a few township employees, according to Phil Brady, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation.

“However, we didn’t limit to township residents,” Brady said. “The more we can honor the better.”

The event comes a few days after the 100^th anniversary of the armistice, which ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Brady said the event was created at the suggestion of the township’s parks and recreation board as a way to recognize and honor veterans.

“Hopefully it will become an annual event,” he said.

If you go

All are welcome to attend Plymouth Township’s Veterans Day Recognition ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Plymouth Township Service and Devotion Monument, which is located at the corner of Walton Road and Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved inside the Greater Plymouth Community Center, 2910 Jolly Road.