FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT:
Hugh Dagley
Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis, Inc.
(317) 630-1266
MEDIA ADVISORY/NEWS RELEASE
Veterans Day Recognition Events Planned in Indianapolis
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS The Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis invites the citizens of Indianapolis and its
surrounding communities to thank our military veterans during this year’s Veterans Day
activities. All events will be held Wednesday, November 11th.
The morning kicks off with a memorial service on the north steps of the Indiana War
Memorial, 431 N. Meridian St. A patriotic musical prelude provided by the Indiana
National Guard’s 38th Division Band begins at 10:30 a.m. The memorial service starts
at 11:00 a.m.
The Flanner and Buchanan Veterans Day Parade, featuring more than 60 units, begins
immediately after the memorial service, at about noon. The parade route begins at
Michigan and Pennsylvania Streets, moves south on Pennsylvania to New York Street,
west to Meridian Street, north on Meridian Street and finishes at North Street.
The Walmart Veterans Day Banquet, which includes military, federal, state and local
dignitaries, will be held that evening at Primo Banquet Hall & Conference Center South,
2615 National Avenue, Indianapolis. A reception precedes the banquet at 5:30 p.m.
The banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. Reservations can be obtained by contacting Denise
Lhamon at 317-630-1205 or email VDB2013@legion.org or email
valsieffried@yahoo.com. Deadline for reservations is October 25.
For more information, the public can call the Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis, Inc.
at (317) 630-1236, or email at vetsdayindy@aol.com.