VETERANS DAY | Services

A listing of Veterans Day services and other related events as submitted to The Vindicator:
MAHONING
Youngstown: Buffalo Soldiers, members of the Army's all-black 9th and 10th Cavalries formed in 1866, will be honored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6488 at its Veterans Day service Thursday.
The majority of the Buffalo Soldiers, so-named by the Cheyenne and Comanche, had served in all-black units in the Union Army during the Civil War. They constituted about 20 percent of all cavalry forces on the American frontier until the early 1890s, said Herman Adams, program chairman.
Though largely unknown, the 9th and 10th Cavalries participated in campaigns against Mexican revolutionaries, American Indians, outlaws, comancheros and rustlers. They also helped explore and map large areas of the Southwest, strung hundreds of miles of telegraph lines, built and repaired frontier outposts, and protected crews building the railroads, Adams said.
There will be an informational program and tributes to the Buffalo Soldiers during the service, which begins at 10:30 a.m. at the post home, 2065 Coitsville-Hubbard Road.
The guest speaker for the program is 7th District Court of Appeals Judge Joseph J. Vukovich. There will also be remarks by Sandra Graves, district and post president of the Ladies Auxiliary, and Dr. Wendy Webb, superintendent of Youngstown City Schools.
Youngstown: The names of 56 Youngstown State University faculty, staff and students who died on active military duty will be read during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the 9/11 Memorial on the campus core of YSU.
The names of the dead will be read by YSU faculty and staff who also are military veterans. The service has been an annual event since 1996, when Veterans Plaza opened at YSU.
The local detachment of the Marine Corps League will provide a rifle detail, and the Dana School of Music will provide trumpeters to play taps. Faculty, staff, students and the general public are encouraged to attend.
North Jackson: Jackson-Milton Local Schools will hold a Veterans Day Program at 1 p.m. Thursday in the high school gymnasium, 10748 Mahoning Ave. The keynote speaker will be state Rep. John Boccieri. All local veterans and their families are invited.
Austintown Fitch High School will hold its annual Veterans Day Assembly at 9 a.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. The guest speaker will be Desert Storm veteran James M. Murphy. The concert choir will perform, and a reception for veterans will be at approximately 10 a.m. in the media center.
Mahoning County United Veterans Council will hold its annual Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Mahoning County Courthouse, 120 Market St., Youngstown. This year's program will feature Col. Robert W. Belknap, commander of the 910th Mission Support Group. The UVC extends their invitation to the community to honor our nation's veterans and current military personnel. The program will end with a walk to the Man on the Monument to lay a wreath and taps.
Youngstown: In honor of Veterans Day, Streetscape and Wick Neighbors will unveil a limited-edition print depicting veterans from Smoky Hollow during a press conference at 9 a.m. at the Smoky Hollow Memorial, which is at East Rayen Avenue and Walnut Street.
Local artist Bob Barko Jr. has designed the prints. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will support the perpetual maintenance of the Smoky Hollow Memorial.
The Smoky Hollow Memorial has been a focal point of Streetscape's beautification efforts. Streetscape has installed landscaping at the Smoky Hollow Memorial and oversees its maintenance. The memorial's improved landscape serves as a tribute to veterans from the Smoky Hollow area.
Since 1998, Streetscape has invested more than $200,000 in the downtown landscape. Approximately 200 volunteers participate annually in Streetscape's spring landscaping event.
Youngstown: American Legion Posts 732 and 504 will have a Veterans Day service at 3 p.m. Thursday at 2225 Glenwood Ave. Lester Darnell, commander of Post 504, and a guest speaker will have comments.
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Warren: The W.D. Packard Concert Band will present its annual Veterans Day Salute at 3 p.m. Sunday at W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., under the direction of Donald W. Byo.
The band will perform numerous patriotic compositions, including the "Star Spangled Banner," "Americans We," "Hymn to the Fallen," "Armed Forces Salute," "Navy Hymn," "Over There Fantasie," "George Washington Bicentennial," "America the Beautiful," and "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
James McClellan, vocal soloist for the concert, will sing "My Way," "Let There Be Peace On Earth," and "God Bless America."
In addition, there will be appearances by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, and Col. Timothy J. Thomson, commander of the Youngstown Reserve Air Station in Vienna. The event is free and open to the general public.
Girard: Participants in a Veterans Day parade will form in the parking lot of Boardman Medical Supply at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and the parade will start at 6 p.m.
The parade will march to the middle of the viaduct via Market and Liberty streets, where a short service and tossing of a wreath into the river honoring deceased veterans will be held. At the conclusion of the viaduct ceremony, the parade will reform and march to the War Memorial in front of Girard City Building via High and Main streets. The service at the War Memorial will include the raising of the flag by Scout Troop 40 and the placing of a wreath at the memorial honoring all veterans both living and dead. The events are coordinated by the Girard Veterans Council, which is made up of members of American Legion Post 235, VFW Post 419 and Army-Navy Garrison 422. The auxiliaries and sons of the American Legion will also participate in the services.
Mineral Ridge: Seventh annual veterans banquet and program hosted by the 24-7 Youth Ministry at Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, 69 Main St. N., at noon Saturday. Veterans and spouses invited. No charge. Make reservations at (330) 652-5403 by Wednesday.
Niles: American Legion William McKinley Post 106 is having services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Niles City Cemetery, state Route 46 (Vienna Avenue) and Niles-Vienna Road. The guest speaker is Col. Timothy J. Thomson, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Vienna.
COLUMBIANA
Columbiana: Crestview High School, 3407 Middleton Road, will hold its annual Veterans Day breakfast at 7:45 a.m. Thursday in the high school cafeteria.