Several Veterans Day celebrations to be held throughout Dare

Published 7:04 am Thursday, November 10, 2022

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Dare County Veterans Day Celebration

The Virginia S. Tillett Community Center in Manteo will host its annual Veterans Day Celebration at noon on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The event will include a program and visual presentation highlighting our local servicemen and servicewomen. Entertainment will be provided by The Riff Tides.

Veterans who would like to submit a picture of themselves that was taken during their service days should email it—along with name, division and rank—to Katherine.Irby@DareNC.com by 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

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Registration is required. Those who plan to attend the event should register by calling the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center office at 252-475-9270 to get on the list.

Southern Shores Veterans Day Ceremony

The Veterans Day ceremony in Southern Shores will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at the Southern Shores Town Hall Flagpole Pavilion, which is located at 5375 N. Virginia Dare Trail in Southern Shores. This year’s ceremony speaker is Tom Copeman, VADM, USN (ret).

Manteo Veterans Day Ceremony

The Veterans Day ceremony in Manteo will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at the Dare County Veterans Memorial, which is located at 300 Queen Elizabeth Avenue in downtown Manteo.

Nags Head Veterans Day Ceremony

The Veterans Day ceremony in Nags Head will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Nags Head Town Hall, which is located at 5401 S. Croatan Highway in Nags Head.

Kill Devil Hills Veterans Day Ceremony

The Veterans Day ceremony in Kill Devil Hills will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022. The ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial, which is located on Veterans Drive in Kill Devil Hills.

Hatteras Island: Cape Hatteras Secondary School Veterans Celebration

Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS), which is located at 48576 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, will host its annual Veterans Day celebration on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, postponed due to weather concerns from the original November 9 date. The event will begin at 9 a.m. in the CHSS cafeteria, where veterans will be served breakfast and have the opportunity to visit with one another.

At 10 a.m. the veterans will be honored by students, faculty, the CHSS band, a guest speaker and members of the community. The names of recently deceased local veterans will be read and the CHSS graduates that are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces will be recognized.

This program is open to all area veterans and active-duty servicemen and servicewomen. For more information about the event, contact Keith Durham at durhamke@daretolearn.org.

For other special Veterans Day events and celebrations that are scheduled to take place throughout Dare County, go to darearts.org/veterans.

For more information about veterans services in Dare County, contact veterans services officer Patty O’Sullivan at 252-475-5604 or patricia.o’sullivan@dcdss.org.

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