11/03/2012
Event Time10:00 am - 3:30 pm;

Location
Millville Airpot
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Millville, NJ

MILLVILLE — Millville Army Air Field Museum (MAAFM), along with area high school students and community groups, will pay tribute to our nation’s veterans on Saturday, Nov. 3,  from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the museum’s 11th annual Veterans Appreciation Day at Millville Airport.

All veterans are invited to attend and be honored. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

“We are proud to once again salute America’s veterans of all wars at this year’s commemorative ceremony,” says Joseph Hampton, MAAFM advisory board member and coordinator of the event. “This year we will have a special tribute to honor Vietnam veterans on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the end of that war. However, all veterans are invited and encouraged to attend this special day.”

Students from Millville High School, the Vineland ROTC, and the Cumberland Civil Air Patrol will help entertain the troops during the event, according to Joan Legg, MAAFM student program coordinator.

“The students participate by dressing in WWII period costume, presenting readings at the commemorative ceremony, performing songs and dances of the era, greeting visiting veterans, and taking oral histories,” Legg explained. “Many student participants return each year to carry on the tradition of re-enacting life at America’s First Defense Airport.”

Displays on the museum grounds will include re-enactment groups, military vehicles, antique automobiles from the Cohanzick Antique Auto Club, an A-4 Skyhawk, the C-23 Short Sherpa, and model airplane exhibits. This year’s event will feature Vietnam War displays.

An 11 a.m. ceremony will include a presentation of the colors and a musical salute to veterans.

The New Jersey VFW State Chaplain will offer prayers for veterans both alive and deceased.

In commemoration, there will be a wreath laying and moment of silence.

“We are always so very proud to present our Veterans Appreciation Day to the public,” said Lisa Jester, MAAFM executive director. “It is a great opportunity for the Millville Army Air Field Museum to commemorate, educate and entertain the community — using the resources and energy of our young people. Together we continue to recognize the valuable role of America’s veterans and thank them for their many contributions and sacrifices.”

For more information contact Lisa Jester at 856-327-2347.