Veterans Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11 and many entities around Erath County are out to make sure Veterans know how much they are appreciated.
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for the downtown courthouse in Stephenville from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The program is open to everyone, organizers said.
In Dublin, the secondary campus is honoring and celebrating the service of all U.S. Veterans.
The event is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 and veterans can call Tammy Teten at 254-445-0362 to confirm their attendance.
Deadline to confirm is Friday, Nov. 7.
Lingleville ISD will also be having its annual Veterans’ Breakfast from 7-7:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at the Lingleville ISD Cafeteria.
RSVPs are appreciated but not required. To RSVP text 234-324-3332 with the message LISDVETERAN.
The event hosted by LISD PTO and Lingleville ISD.
Stephenville High School Student Council is also hosting its annual Veterans’ Breakfast from 7-7:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
The breakfast is open to all veterans and active duty personnel, and will be served in the SHS library.
Tarleton State University will be hosting ‘Voices of Service: A Tribute to Veterans” from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the university’s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center.
The tribute is a collaboration by the university’s Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-gen Initiatives, the College of Education and Voices of Service: Erath County Veterans Legacy Project, a Humanities Texas-funded initiative led by Tarleton State, and will feature performances by the Tarleton State choir and symphonic band as well the Henderson Junior High School choir. Student narrators will share excerpts from veteran oral histories collected through the Voices of Service project. Col. Douglas Simon, Dean of Tarleton State’s College of Leadership and Military Studies, and state Sen. Brian Birdwell (District 22) will join as guest speakers.
The event will include: — A welcome reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center lobby — The main concert program at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center auditorium — Live performances centered on themes of service, remembrance and belonging — An opportunity to submit the name and branch of a veteran for recognition