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Published November 04, 2011, 12:42 PM

Veterans Day ceremony is Nov. 11

A Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in front of the St. Croix County Government Center.

A Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in front of the St. Croix County Government Center. The event is organized by the VFW-Post 2115, American Legion Post 50 and VVA Chapter and Indianhead Chapter of the POW-MIA.

The guest speaker is Commander Charles Altman, USN (retired). A special event at the ceremony will be the presentation to the family of a North Hudson man killed in World War II. Seaman Eugene Richie was killed in the South Pacific in October 1944 but the family never received six medals, including the Purple Heart Medal. The medals will be presented to his brother, Louis Richie.

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