The public is invited to the Veterans Commemorative Ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at Fairmount Cemetery, 1120 West Avenue N. The keynote speaker will be Col. Matthew R. Reilman, 17th Wing Commander, Goodfellow Air Force Base.
Also in attendance will be Mayor Brenda Gunter, the Central High School Junior ROTC Color Guard, the Fort Concho Living History program volunteers and more.
Observed each year on Nov. 11, Veterans Day honors the service of all U.S. military veterans.
Most City offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no interruption of garbage collection or landfill operations. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12.
Among the City operations that will be closed Nov. 11: Station 618 and Santa Fe Crossing senior centers, Southside and Carl Ray Johnson recreation centers, the McNease Convention Center, the San Angelo-Tom Green County Health Department, Fairmount Cemetery’s business offices, Municipal Court, the San Angelo Nature Center and the San Angelo Animal Shelter.
Fort Concho, including the Barracks 1 Visitor Center, will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 for self-guided tours. Veterans and their family members will receive free admission.