Mon City to host county Veterans Day parade
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MONONGAHELA – Monongahela Veterans Council will host this year’s Washington County Veterans Day parade Saturday following a guest appearance from city native who rose to the rank of general, serving as chief of staff of the U.S. Army during the Gulf War.
Retired Gen. Carl E. Vuono will participate in 9:30 a.m. veterans services at Chess Park, when the council also will honor him by renaming Monongahela Bridge in his honor. The service will then relocate to the bridge along Route 88 south to unveil a sign dedicating the span as the Gen. Carl E. Vuono Bridge.
“I believe it’s only proper for the elected members of this city to commemorate the sacrifices of the men and women from this area who have served their country by renaming the (bridge) after Gen. Vuono,” Monongahela Councilman Tom Caudill said.
Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Siniscalchi, a native of nearby Charleroi, will speak at an invitation-only 11:30 a.m. luncheon at Monongahela Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1409. Siniscalchi, who serves as assistant Air Force surgeon general, will later serve as parade marshal.
The parade featuring more than 70 units and a military fly-over will form at Chess Park before the march route south on Main Street, beginning at 2 p.m.