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Veterans Day observance set in Fort Dodge

Middle school will be the location this year

-Messenger file photo
The flags of all the branches of the United States military were set up in front of the podium at the start of the Fort Dodge Veterans Day ceremony in 2024. The flags represent, from left, the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The Fort Dodge Veterans Day commemoration will be held at a different location this year.

The ceremony will be held at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N. 32nd St.

Parking will be available on the south side of the school, off Dodger Drive.

The ceremony will begin at 10:50 a.m.

The keynote speaker will be Lt. Col. George Mosby, deputy chief of staff of the Iowa Army National Guard.

“We have invited families of troops who were recently deployed with the 194th Field Artillery Battalion,” said Tom Dorsey, the organizer of the ceremony.

That Fort Dodge based Iowa Army National Guard unit is now on active duty in the Middle East.

“Please join us in honoring all those who have served this country,” Dorsey said.

Last year, the Veterans Day ceremony was held beneath the Albert Habhab Veterans Memorial Bridge on First Avenue South to mark the installation of new signs and banners that emphasize the structure as a tribute to veterans.

Prior to last year, the ceremony was held annually at St. Edmond Catholic School.

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