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Manteca; Lathrop, Ripon observing Veterans Day
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Ripon VFW Past commanders Ernie Tyhurst and Ken Lawson flank a Place of Honor banner they will be using on the Veterans Day Ceremonies at Veterans Park in Ripon, - photo by GLENN KAHL/The Bulletin
Veterans Day is being observed Saturday in ceremonies planned in Manteca, Lathrop, and Ripon.The locations are:The Manteca Veterans Center on Moffat Boulevard Saturday at 11 a.m.The Lathrop Veterans Memorial in Manuel Valverde Park Saturday at 11 a.m.The Veterans Park in Ripon Saturday at 10:30 a.m.Ripon veterans will be gathering in the Veterans Park and Museum at First and Locust streets near the long, black honor wall listing the names of those in Ripon who have served America. Special emphasis will be on the POWs and the MIAs from past conflicts. The large stand-up POW, MIA banner being used at the ceremonies was a gift of Ed Ormonde who is Ripon’s police chief.