Rock Island National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day
The Rock Island National Cemetery will have a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at
Committal Shelter 2.
The keynote speaker will be Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Prosser, the senior
enlisted advisor of First Army. Prosser has served in various armor, infantry and cavalry
units throughout his career that began in 1992. His service spans assignments across the
country and overseas to include peacekeeping operations in Kosovo as well as combat
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Veterans Day Ceremony will include a wreath placement as well as an honor
salute and taps.
Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the
military – in wartime or peacetime. A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec.
87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday –
a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and
known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day had primarily been a day set aside to honor
Veterans of World War I. However, following World War II and the Korean War, Veterans
service organizations urged Congress to amend the Act of 1938 by striking out the word
“Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of new
legislation in 1954 (Public Law 380), Nov. 11 became a day to honor American Veterans
of all wars.
Rock Island National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day
The Rock Island National Cemetery will have a Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m., at Rock Island National Cemetery, at Committal Shelter #2. The Cemetery is undergoing various expansion and upgrade projects throughout the Cemetery; the public is asked 
to please excuse any messes.
The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gen. Antonio A. Aguto Jr., commanding general, First Army.
The ceremony will include a wreath placement as well as an honor salute and taps.
Masks will not be required since the ceremony will be outdoors, but masks will be available for those that wish to wear one; hand sanitizer will also be available.
Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military – in wartime or peacetime. A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday – a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day had primarily been a day set aside to honor Veterans of World War I. However, following World War II and the Korean War, Veterans service organizations urged Congress to amend the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of new legislation in 1954 (Public Law 380), Nov. 11 became a day to honor American Veterans of all wars.
