Veterans Day rites set for Rosalia

Rosalia veterans will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Veterans Memorial Park.

Patricia Voge, president of the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, will be the emcee. The Rev. Pat Atchison will give the invocation, and Mayor Nan Konishi will give the welcome.

Rosalia Boy Scouts will perform the flag ceremony and lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Karl Dieseldorff will sing the national anthem.

Guest speaker will be Shaun Moss, an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served on the USS Abraham Lincoln during the Iraq War. Moss in now the art and history teacher at Rosalia schools.

Julie Pittmann, State of Washington DAR State Regent, will give a talk titled "A Time to Honor Our Veterans."

The VFW rifle team will fire three volleys each. Taps will be played.

The Rosalia Boy Scouts will be hosting a community luncheon after the program in the Rosalia Community Center.

All are welcome to attend.