New Canaan's annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor and commemorate the service of all military veterans will be held at the Wayside Cross at the bottom of God’s Acre on Monday, November 11, 2024.
Mike McGlinn, the Commander of The Howard M. Bossa / Peter C. Langenus Post VFW 653 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States will lead the Ceremony set to begin at 10:45 AM.
In addition to the VFW, town officials and the Daughters of the American Revolution DAR will participate in the ceremony.
First Selectman, Dionna Carlson, will introduce the guest speaker. This year the guest speaker will be Rich Mercado. Rich is a 35-year resident of New Canaan, an Army Veteran, graduate of the U.S. Army School of Engineering and is fluent in Spanish. He has a successful career in Direct Marketing including catalog, direct mail and list management.
Refreshments will be served at the Town Hall following the Ceremony. In case of rain, the ceremony will take place inside Town Hall.