Darien To Mark Veterans Day With Annual Ceremony

DARIEN, CT — The Monuments and Ceremonies Commission will hold its annual Veterans Day Observation on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the most recent Town of Darien newsletter.

The 20-minute ceremony will be held at Veterans' Circle immediately in front of Darien Town Hall at 10: 45 a.m., and will feature a brief reading of the history of Armistice Day/Veterans Day, along with a reading of Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae’s poem 'In Flanders Fields.'

Afterwards, there will be a placement of memorial flowers and wreaths on the veterans' markers.

Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day is always officially observed on Nov. 11 to reflect the signing of the armistice ending World War I at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

The observance was changed to Veterans Day in 1954.