Posts Tagged ‘Cranston Veterans Day Parade’
Outdoors in RI: Trout, pheasant, deer delight. Veterans Parade. 2A. Choo-choo! – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: Demi Pita Late season trout The late season trout are delighting anglers all over the state. Numerous catches are displayed on the Facebook page, “A better 401 fishing”. Passing by Silver Spring Lake on Tuesday, many people were seen fishing at the dam. As usual this writer had too…
Read MoreCranston honors veterans at Veterans Day Parade & Park View 5K
The Veterans Day Parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. The route will start in front of Legion Bowl on Park Avenue continuing past City Hall on to Hayward Street and down Rolfe Street. After the parade, a speaking ceremony will be held at Cannon Memorial which will include remarks on…
Read MoreReporting from the Cranston Veterans Day Parade…
Many thanks to John A. Cianci and Jeff Gross for creating a presence for RINewsToday and their respective armed services. John A. Cianci, is our Veterans column writer, and Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) – Jeff Gross, feature writer for RINewsToday is a former United State Coast Guard Marine Science Technician…
Read MoreUPDATED: Cranston Veterans Day Parade marches on – after decades absence. Other events.
(Developing story…check back for added details) Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change…
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