Streaming of the virtual Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 11
The ceremony is now available to stream below**, on the Facebook pages for the Department of Veterans’ Services, the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, and the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea, and aired on the following participating TV stations and digital channels on Wednesday, November 11:
- Access Framingham: 12:00pm
- Access Springfield: TBD
- Billerica Access Television: 6:30pm
- Boston 25 Now: 12:00pm and 8:00pm
- Cambridge Community Television: 6:15pm
- Duxbury PACTV: 9:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm*
- FATV and their Facebook page:10:00am
- Greater Newburyport Community Media Hub: 3:30pm, 7:30pm, and will also be on their website
- Ipswich Community Access Media: 10:00am, 4:30pm, and 7:30pm
- Kingston PACTV: 9:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm*
- Mashpee TV: 10:00am
- Northborough Cable Access Television:12:00pm. 3:00pm, 6:00pm, and 10:00pm
- Pembroke PACTV: 9:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm*
- Plymouth PACTV: 9:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm*
- Provincetown TV: 10:00am, 2:00pm, and 8:00pm
- Quincy Access Television: 9:00am and 6:00pm
- Scituate Community TV: 10:00am and throughout day
- Sutton TV: 12:00pm, 5:00pm, and 8:30pm
- Uxbridge Community TV: time TBD (will also air on Thursday, November 12)
- Westwood Media: 12:00pm and 5:00pm
*PACTV channels will also be airing the ceremony on 11/12 at 7:00am, 1:00pm, & 9:00pm, 11/13 at 7:00am & 4:00pm, and 11/14 at 12:00pm & 6:00pm
**The YouTube stream below has closed captions available.
Video: Massachusetts Veterans Day Ceremony 2020
Skip this video Massachusetts Veterans Day Ceremony 2020.Program for the Veterans Day 2020 Ceremony
Thank you to all the individuals involved in honoring our veterans virtually this year:
Prelude: U.S. Army 215th Band, Commonwealth Brass Quintet
Welcoming Address: Mike Nikitas, Master of Ceremonies, Son of WWII Veteran
Presentation of Colors:
- United States Army
Massachusetts Army National Guard
- United States Marine Corps
25th Marine Regiment, Fort Devens, MA
- United States Navy
USS Constitution Color Guard
- United States Air Force
Patriot Honor Guard
- United States Coast Guard
Color Guard, First Coast Guard District, Boston, MA
National Anthem: U.S. Army 215th Band, Commonwealth Brass Quintet
Pledge of Allegiance: Peggy Griffin, Gold Star Wife
Invocation: Reverend Sandra Whitley
Veterans’ Services Remarks: Secretary Cheryl Lussier Poppe
Veterans Day Address: Governor Charles D. Baker
Musical Performance: Musicians on Call
POW/MIA Remembrance: Timothy Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Former POW, Vietnam
Keynote Speaker: Major General William “Bill” Chen, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Moment of Silence & Taps & Firing Party
U.S. Armed Forces Medley
Benediction: Rabbi Seth Novoselsky
Closing Remarks: Secretary Cheryl Lussier Poppe
Officer of the Day: Christian Bagtas, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air force, Patriot Honor Guard
Date published: | November 4, 2020 |
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Last updated: | November 11, 2020 |