They answered the call: Marshall community recognizes veterans at Memorial City Hall ceremony

Members of the Marshall/Harrison County Veterans Day Committee gathered with community members to honor local heroes Wednesday as the clock chimed downtown at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. “The Community Veterans Day program is always held at the traditional time of the 1918 WWI Armistice that went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, effectively ending the war with Germany,” said Christina Anderson, a founding member of the Veterans Day Committee. “We chose Memorial City Hall for the program because it was originally built as a memorial to honor WWI and later WWII veterans.” Welcoming attendees, LaDarius Carter said the program is to honor all who have served in the nation’s armed forces. He thanked those who have served through wartime and peacetime and at home and abroad. As attendees closed their eyes, he asked them to envision a veteran close to their heart.

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