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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melissa White/Released

Here in the Lowcountry, we take honoring our Armed Forces veterans on Veterans Day very seriously. After all, we are a seaport with a large military population — besides the freedoms we enjoy, the entire area owes much of its development to the military.

North Charleston has been selected by the Department of Defense and the National Committee for Veterans Day as South Carolina’s only Regional Site for Veterans Day 2011. Being selected as a regional site is a great honor, which singles out the city’s Veterans Day observances as a model to other communities. North Charleston’s Park Circle, first developed in the 1940s as an English-style garden community to provide housing to Navy Base employees, is the site of the ceremonies. Many retirees and older veterans still live in the Park Circle community. During North Charleston’s Veterans Day ceremonies, veterans and the public are invited to attend a story swap at the Felix Davis Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. During this event, veterans will reminisce and share their memories. After the story swap, a ceremony will be held at the Circle. The keynote speaker will be the highly decorated Col. Frank S. Taylor, RET USAF, of Charleston, SC. Mayor Summey and the North Charleston City Council will then honor veterans by calling their names and presenting commemorative medals. The event will close with a lunch by Outback Steakhouse and a performance of “Big Band Sounds of World War II” by the Charleston County School of the Arts Jazz Band. The award-winning School of the Arts is also located in Park Circle. In 2010, more than 500 veterans attended the event.

Also nearby is the North Charleston Riverfront Park on the grounds of the old Navy Base. The park makes an excellent stop after the ceremony in Park Circle, as it is home to the Charleston Naval Base Memorial, which is the only location in the United States displaying both the Lone Sailor and the Homecoming statues. The park is situated on the banks of the Cooper River and Noisette Creek, and it includes artwork-laden walking paths and lively views of an active shipping channel.

The City of Charleston held its Veterans Day Parade last Sunday, November 6, 2011, in downtown Charleston along East Bay Street. The grand marshal was Alvin Nelson, a World War II B-17 pilot and former POW.

On Friday, November 11–13, 2011, Confederate Heritage Trust, Inc. will host a Living History and Battle of Secessionville Reenactment at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant. The event includes history presentations, a tour of Boone Hall Plantation and of course exciting battle reenactments. Admission prices range from $7.50 for children, $15 for military, senior citizens and coupon holders and $19.50 for adults. This event only happens once a year and is an excellent way to keep the sacrifices of our country’s veterans at the forefront of our minds and hearts this Veterans Day.

Mount Pleasant’s Veterans Day festivities will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 11–13, 2011, at Patriots Point. The weekend kicks off with a 2:00–3:00 p.m. concert by the Charleston Community Band in Hangar Bay III of the USS Yorktown (CV-10). On Saturday, there will be a Veterans Day 5K run, with the finish line situated on the deck of the USS Yorktown. On Sunday, performers local to the South Carolina area will come together for the Awendaw Green Homegrown Music Festival from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tickets for the music festival are just $5, and all veterans will receive free admission to the Patriots Point museum over the weekend.

Vanderhorst Mausoleum at Magnolia Cemetery; source, Library of Congress.

The Summerville Community Orchestra will be performing a 7:00 p.m. Veteran’s Day Salute Concert on Friday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s Doar Hall in Summerville. Tickets for the performance are $10. On Saturday, November 12, 2011, Friends of the Summerville Library will be hosting a Salute to Veterans, starting at 1:00 p.m at the library at 76 Trolley Road in Summerville. The FREE event begins with a flag dedication ceremony and will feature keynote speaker Jim Tatum, author of Medal of Honor. Members of the Summerville Writers Guild will present original works honoring veterans; there also will be Quilts of Valor and multi-media presentations.

If you’re looking for a little solitude on Veterans Day, you might consider visiting the Magnolia Cemetery, located at 70 Cunnington Avenue in Charleston. The cemetery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Established in 1849, it is the resting place for thousands of Confederate veterans, including the crew of the doomed HL Hunley.

We hope you are able to get out to honor our veterans this weekend — and to all of those who have made such tremendous sacrifices for our country –

THANK YOU!

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