Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A crowd gathered at the Wayland Veterans Memorial Nov. 12 for the town's annual Veterans Day ceremony.
Residents and veterans gather Monday morning at the Wayland Veterans Memorial at Wayland Town Building for a solemn ceremony recognizing the sacrifice of Wayland's own. The memorial at the town building features the names of Wayland residents who died while serving their country. Later this year, a new name will join the list. John Dyer, a member of the town's Public Ceremonies Committee, announced at the ceremony that the name Garrett R. Domolky will soon be etched into the pillar of names. Domolky, Dyer said, took his own life while in service. "Today, military suicide is happening at a rate of one per day," Dyer said, adding that suicide is the No. 1 cause of death among today's service members. "It is not our role as society to pass …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Here's what's open and closed for today's holiday.
Today we observe Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 1926 to honor men and women who have served in the military. Here's a quick round-up of what's open and closed in Wayland today. If you know of more businesses that are open or closed, help out your fellow neighbors by leaving the info in the comments.
Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round as well as on Veterans Day.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round as well as on Veterans Day.
A number of businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a guide to specials in and around Wayland, taken from themilitarywallet.com — check with their site for the latest deals. Please note: An earlier version of this story said Subway was giving out free six-inch subs. A Subway representative tells us this is inaccurate; Subway restaurants have replaced the local promotion of past years with a national-level partnership with Wounded Warrior Project, and they area donating $111,112 to help veterans in lieu of offering free sandwiches locally. Two important notes: Free food: Store discounts: Free activities:
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The two-part ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.
Veterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11, and Wayland will honor Metrowest veterans during a two-part ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. that day. The first part of the ceremony will take place in the gymnasium at Trinitarian Congregational Church at 10 a.m. The Army Color Guard from Soldier Systems Center (Natick Labs) will open and close the indoor ceremony, which will feature the Ocean State Chorus of Lincoln, R.I., singing patriotic songs as well as speakers Gerald Halterman and Michael Doe. Halterman, U.S. Navy WWII, will relate his eyewitness account of the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. Chief Warrant Officer 4, Doe, U.S. Army of the Soldier Systems Center will speak on “Service to Country.” After the program, …
Richard P Turner
10:24 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Veterans Day is not just a day off from work it is atime to pause and honor our veterans and military personel who are serviing on ships at sea and stations around the world I wish to thank everyone as chairman of the Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee who took part in the Veterans Day Ceremony As a Veteran of the US Navy Veterans day means alot to me again thank you all more ›