11/09/13 / Education / Military / People & Places /
Prince William County Public Schools salutes our nation’s heroes on Veterans Day, November 11. The Armistice, which halted the fighting during World War I, was signed on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m., known as “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.”
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11/05/13 / Local Government / Military / Woodbridge /
A Veterans Day Celebration will be held at Veterans Memorial Park in Woodbridge VA on Friday, November 8
from 9 a.m. to noon.
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10/29/13 / Federal Government / Military /
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure our nation always meets its obligation to the grieving families of service members who have died in service to their country.
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A milestone anniversary, its 150th, is on the horizon for the important 1863 Civil War battle of Bristoe Station, and Bristoe Station Battlefield Park will welcome visitors for the commemoration.
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