Veterans DayThursday, November 12
Gov. Wes Moore joined 75 veterans at Crownsville cemetery on Veterans Day
The Daily Bowie team
If you missed Wednesday's Veterans Day events, Gov. Wes Moore, a U.S. Army veteran, spoke at Crownsville State Veterans Cemetery near the Severn River. Members of several American Legion outposts each placed a wreath. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 28,000 Maryland veterans and their families.
Crownsville's remembrance drew veterans, and Moore pointed to new housing money
- 28,000+
- Maryland veterans and family members buried there
- 75
- veterans at the Crownsville remembrance
- $23 million
- recent investment for veterans' homes at Perry Point
The ceremony also featured a rifle volley by the Maryland National Guard Honor Guard, plus music from the Maryland Defense Force Band.
“For our veterans, we don't ask much. We just simply ask that the country honors its promises.”
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460,000quilts given to American veterans by Quilts of Valor
The nationwide initiative is more than 23 years old.
Source: WBAL-TV