Observed each year on Nov. 11, Veterans Day honors the service of all U.S. military veterans. The public is invited to attend the annual Veterans Day Commemorative Ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Fairmount Cemetery, 1120 W. Ave. N.
Most City offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no interruption of garbage collection or landfill operations. City offices will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Among the City operations closed Nov. 11: Station 618 and Santa Fe Crossing senior centers, Southside and Carl Ray Johnson recreation centers, the San Angelo-Tom Green County Health Department, Fairmount Cemetery’s business offices, Municipal Court, the San Angelo Animal Shelter and the Women, Infants & Children division.
Fort Concho, including the Barracks 1 Visitor Center, will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 for self-guided tours. Veterans and their family members will receive free admission.
Sunday, Nov. 10, members of Friends of Fairmount and volunteers will meet in Historic Fairmount Cemetery, located at 1120 West Avenue N, at 2 p.m. and begin placing more than 1,800 flags on veterans’ gravesites from every American war, dating back to those who fought in the Texas War of Independence.
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