MANCHESTER – Mark your calendars for the annual event: Manchester Township High School’s 16th Annual Veterans Recognition Ceremony will be held on November 13, 2019.
This event is held each year in celebration of students, staff, and community members that have served, or are serving, in any of the five military branches. The heroes in attendance span generations, some having lived through World War II while others are just now embarking on their patriotic endeavor.
Last year’s event saw a sizeable turnout, filling the auditorium of the Manchester Township High School to the brim with local heroes donning their respective service caps.
The idea for the Veterans Recognition Ceremony came about 16 years ago when MTHS teacher Jill Ocone was the Student Government Association adviser.
[adrotate banner="278"]“We used to have off on Veterans Day, and I got upset over seeing a commercial for a Veterans Day furniture sale. I believed that our veterans deserved better, so SGA started the ceremony when I was adviser,” Ocone told The Manchester Times during the 2018 ceremony.
Thus the annual ceremony was born. Ocone believes it is our duty to show gratitude to those who serve and served our country. Special recognition is also shown to those many men and women who didn’t come home.
Registration for the ceremony begins at 1:40 p.m. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m., featuring the annual Hawks Hall of Honor Roll Call, Recognition of Veterans in Attendance, and light refreshments.
For more information, contact Jill Ocone at 732-657-2121 or jocone@mtschools.org.
