Stillwater Veterans Memorial hosts Veterans Day ceremony honoring local service members

Stillwater Veterans Memorial hosts Veterans Day ceremony honoring local service members By KSTP Celebrating Veterans Day in Stillwater Celebrating Veterans Day in Stillwater Wednesday is a day to celebrate veterans, and in Stillwater, many local heroes are being honored at the city’s memorial. The annual Veterans Day celebration will take place at the Stillwater Veterans Memorial that honors 125 former students of Stillwater schools who were killed in U.S. wars from the Civil War through Vietnam. The memorial also recognizes that eight are still missing and 23 never returned home and are buried in 13 American Battle Monuments cemeteries around the world. The ceremony, which begins at 11:30 a.m., will honor St. Croix Valley area veterans from all branches of the armed forces with Patriotic music featuring the Croix Chordsmen and Michelle Rose Berg. Organizers also said the event will include a dedication of new pavers. READ: Veterans Day: What’s open and what’s closed? Anyone can attend the free event and organizers say that people should bring lawn chairs because seating is limited. State leaders are also expected to share more about the push to end veteran homelessness across Minnesota.