Veterans Day
Veterans Day Breakfast and Ceremony
Join us on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, and honor all who have served at the American Legion Post #149, at 104 King Street in Hanover, MA.
The event starts at 11:00 AM and features the Hanover High School VOX, brunch, guest speakers, and a charity cornhole tournament.
The POW-MIA Remembrance Ceremony
As you entered the banquet hall this morning, you may have noticed a small table in a
place of honor. It is set for one. This table is our way of symbolizing the fact that members
of our profession of arms are missing from our midst. They are commonly called POWs or
MIAs, we call them "Brothers & Sisters." They are unable to be with us this evening and so
we remember them.
This Table set for one is small -- Symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner alone against his
oppressors ........ Remember!
The Tablecloth is white -- SYmbolizing the purity of their intentions to respond to their
country"s call to arms ........ Remember!
The single Red Rose displayed in a vase reminds us of the families and loved ones of our
comrades-in-arms who keep the faith awaiting their return Remember!
The Yellow Ribbon tied so prominently on the vase is reminiscent of the yellow ribbon
worn upon the lapel and breasts of thousands who bear witness to their unyielding
determination to demand a proper accounting of our missing .............. Remember!
The Candle, the candle is lit - - Symbolizing the upward reach of their unconquerable
spirit .......... .
Remember!
A Slice of Lemon is on the bread plate to remind us of their bitter fate .......... Remember!
There is Salt upon the bread plate -- Symbolic of the families' tears as they wait. .........
Remember!
The Glass is inverted -- They cannot toast with us this day ........... Remember!
The Chair - The chair is empty. They are not here ....... Remember!
All of you who served with them and called them comrades, who depended upon their
might and aid, and relied upon them, for surely, they have not forsaken you ............ .
Remember!
Remember/-
Until the day they come home, ......... Remember! ......