BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Over Veterans Day weekend, the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park will be hosting a variety of events, including a race, a ceremony recognizing vets, a fundraiser and more, the park announced in a release.
The weekend kicks off with the Veterans Race, a tradition that began in 2012. The race will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, and this year, over 650 runners will be competing. Proceeds from the race will benefit Veterans One-stop Center and the naval park.
Per the release, the park will host a ceremony inside the Hangar Building at 10 a.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with remarks from naval park board members Adam Poole and Scott Saperston. The color guard will be provided by the Civil Air Patrol Cadets and the Buffalo and Erie County Naval Park’s docents. They will also lay a wreath in honor of vets, and George Miller is scheduled to perform the National Anthem.
A ceremony honoring Hispanic American vets will take place at noon at the Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Memorial in the Monuments Garden. Additionally, a wreath laying ceremony will take place at the African American Veterans Monument at 2:00 p.m. Both ceremonies will be free and open to the public.