The City of Ottawa will have a grand celebration tomorrow, November 11:00 to honor all the military veterans who have given their time, effort and many, their lives to keep our great country free and to uphold all the rights and privileges that we have today. A ceremony will take place at the Veterans Memorial at 4th and Main tomorrow morning just after 10:00 It will be highlighted by a short speech by the grand marshal of the parade, former City Manager Richard Nienstedt. Nienstedt served in the Air Force from 1971 to 1975 in Germany and other duty stations across Europe. He says today is a sober reminder of what this country has given up for our freedom.
A parade will be held after the ceremony and end in City Park where there will be a day of activities, including military vehicles, a USO show, displays, food trucks, flanders poppy field, a replica of the Vietnam Wall, ghost soldiers, and much more take your kids and grandkids and teach them the importance of remembering our veterans.
