The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will hold a ceremony on Monday for U.S. military veterans.
The event is being held in partnership with the Texas National Cemetery Foundation in honor of Veterans Day, which is celebrated annually on Nov. 11. It traces its roots to Armistice Day, when the First World War’s fighting ended at 11 a.m on November 11, 1918.
In 1947, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks organized “National Veterans Day” events in Birmingham, Alabama — the first celebration to use the term — in an effort to recognize all veterans. U.S. Rep. Edward Rees of Kansas then proposed a bill to rename the holiday, and President Dwight Eisenhower gave it the final approval in 1954.
This year, the ceremony at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will feature Capt. Beau Hufstetler, the commanding officer of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, as the keynote speaker.
The event will also include the Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base’s Color Guard, a flyover by the Marine Aircraft Group, a rifle salute by Marine Aircraft Group 41 and the Midlothian High School Choir.
The ceremony starts at 11 a.m., and the cemetery encourages attendees to arrive early and bring a lawn chair.
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