Jane Imbody
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NEW PHILADELPHIA — A new veterans memorial will be dedicated at Schoenbrunn Meadow Cemetery in New Philadelphia on Veterans Day.

The ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. Nov. 11 at the cemetery, 2037 Delaware Drive SE, according to a community announcement.

The stone monument was donated by VFW Post 1445 and serves as a place for veterans, military members, families and community members to remember and honor those who have served in the U.S. military.

The dedication ceremony will include comments from Mayor Joel Day and Post Commander Steve Chenevey. The VFW Post 1445 Military Honors Team will sound “To the Colors” at a flag raising, followed by “Volleys and Taps,” which renders honors to all who served in the armed forces.

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