Veterans Day Events In Massachusetts
BOSTON (CBS) — Massachusetts will honor its veterans with several events across the Commonwealth Wednesday.
Here are some of the highlights from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
Gov. Charlie Baker will preside over the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. at the State House.
Later in the day, he plans to announce a housing loan program for vets and visit the Chelsea Soldiers Home.
Read: Boston's Best Veterans Day Events
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will attend the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post's 63rd annual Veterans Day memorial service breakfast at Saint Brigid Parish on East Broadway in South Boston at 11 a.m.
PARADES
He will march in the city's Veterans Day parade, which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at Boylston and Tremont Street. It will end at City Hall Plaza.
Arlington's Veteran's Day Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. on Massachusetts Avenue and goes from Walgreens to Monument Square.
The parade in Worcester begins at 11 a.m.
MEMORIALS
A new memorial for veterans will be unveiled at St. Mary's Cemetery on North Street in Salem at a ceremony honoring living and fallen veterans at 10 a.m.
In Hull, there will be an 11 a.m. ceremony at the Murray Bath House on Nantasket Avenue to recognize local World War II veterans.
FREE FOR VETERANS
In Boston, free tours of Fenway Park will be offered to all servicemen and women on Veterans Day.
Several restaurants are also offering deals for veterans.
Read more about them here.
