Hundreds expected to attend Veterans Day ceremonies Friday at the state Capitol Campus

Hundreds of people are expected to honor military veterans by attending ceremonies on the state Capitol Campus on Friday, Nov. 11.

The annual public observance will run from 11 a.m. to noon in the Capitol Rotunda in the Legislative Building. There will be speakers, and the American Legion Band will perform outside the State Reception Room. At approximately noon, a rifle salute will be performed on the north steps of the Legislative Building.

After that ceremony, the Sacajawea Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will partner with the U.S. Department of Defense to pay tribute to Washington state Vietnam Veterans with a commemoration pinning ceremony at 12:30 p.m. at the Vietnam War Memorial on the Capitol Campus.

The ceremony will honor living U.S. veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time between Nov. 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975, with a lapel pin as a lasting memento of the nation’s thanks. DAR members will read the names of veterans who are listed as killed in action (KIA) or missing in action (MIA).