Mayor Issues Veterans Day Proclamation
November 11, 2008
Century Mayor Freddie McCall has issued a proclamation urging the residents of Century to observe Veterans Day.
“The men and women who have and currently are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America have made major contributions toward the preservation of this nation and her people,” the proclamation reads. “Honorable service performed in the defense of our nation and her cause in time of war is the highest form of citizenship.”
“The nationa and free world are eternally grateful for the contribution of American veterans — men and women — to the advancement of the cause of an honorable world peace,” the proclamation continues.
The proclamation calls on residents of Century to observe Veterans Day with “appropriate ceremonies in honor of those who have served and are serving to preserve the principles of justice, freedom and democracy.”
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