Media release
Posted
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Sponsored by: Health and Human Services Department, Disability, Aging and Veteran Services (DAVS) Division
The public is invited to a Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 11:00 a.m., at the Washington County Fair Complex, NE Veterans Drive and NE 34th Avenue, Hillsboro. Parking is available at the Trimet Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport Park and Ride. The event will take place rain or shine (covered seating will be available). Refreshments are provided by Edgewood Downs.
Washington County Commissioner Bob Terry will host the event, with special guest speaker Bill Ivey. Mr. Ivey is the Executive Director of Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that builds specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will also feature speakers who served in Vietnam, including Mayor Jerry Willey and Ret. Colonel Herb Hirst.
The ceremony is sponsored by Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services, in partnership with Memorial Fund for Veterans of Washington County. For more information, call Vicki Horn at 503-846-3051.
Media Contact:
Wendy Gordon, Communications Coordinator/PIO503-846-3634
[email protected]