Rockville officials and residents will observe Veterans Day Saturday with a ceremony that begins at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park. The American Legion Post 86 will lead a wreath-laying ceremony and present a twenty-one gun salute.
Paul Hughes, a retired Army colonel, will be the guest speaker. Hughes, an active-duty Army officer from 1975-2005 with the 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the 9th Infantry Division, served as director of national security policy on the Army staff from 2000-2002, developing and providing policy guidance on arms control, weapons of mass destruction, missile defense, emerging nontraditional security issues and crisis prediction. Hughes recently retired from the United States Institute of Peace as its director of overseas safety and security.
A reception will follow the ceremony at the American Legion Post 86 located at 2013 Veirs Mill Road. Everyone is welcome to the ceremony and reception.
Veterans Park is located on a triangle of land at the intersection of MD 28 and Route 355 (Rockville Pike). Free parking will be available at Sandy Spring Bank, 611 Rockville Pike. Parking is available at Sandy Spring Bank, 611 Rockville Pike.
