Mayor Tom Roach, right and Commander Kevin Lasher American Legion Post #35 place Veterans Day Board Wreath in memory and recognition of veterans past and present this morning at the White Plains Veterans Day Cremony at the White Plains Rural Cemetery.
Mayor Roach with Retired City of White Plains Fire Lieutenant Sgt. Major Doug Withus (left), twenty year veteran of the US Army with combat service in Afganistan, and center, Veterans Day Honoree, Vincent R. Wadden, US Army veteran of World War II.
WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. Special to WPCNR from William Langham November 11, 2016:
Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and
Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and
Whereas the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.
