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November 9, 2007

Veterans Day events: Statewide memorial tops list

Veterans Day weekend will offer everyone plenty to remember as it does every year, but this Sunday's commemoration will also included dedicating the new World War II memorial across from the Licht Judicial Complex in Providence.

The entrance to the memorial includes two granite walls engraved with the names of 2,562 Rhode Islanders who died while serving during World War II.

Here's what the memorial looks like.

Governor Carcieri's schedule Sunday is for a state Veterans Day tribute from 1 to 2 p.m. in the State Room of the State House in Providence. From 2 to 4 p.m., he will be at World War II Memorial Parade and the dedication of the World War II Memorial.

Check out descriptions and times for veterans events tomorrow, Sunday and into early next week all over Rhode Island from as compiled in the Veterans Journal.

For descriptions and times of Veterans Day events in Bristol, Newport, Portsmouth, Warren, and in Swansea and Somerset, Mass., click here.

For more Veterans holiday events and activities, check out the projo.com guide.

Veterans are also being offered a free meal Sunday by the McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant chain. They may have a free lunch or dinner entrée to veterans Sunday from a special menu. Proper military identification is required. Lunch is served 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; dinner, 4 to 11 p.m. (401) 351-4500 for reservations.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:40 PM | Permalink

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