Orange County invites the community to come together to honor veterans at the annual Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held at the Orange County Veterans Memorial at 2501 Homestead Drive, Chapel Hill, NC. This year's ceremony will feature Captain Alfred Scott McLaren, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Ph.D., as the distinguished guest speaker.
Captain McLaren, a highly decorated naval officer and polar explorer, brings a remarkable background to this year’s celebration. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, McLaren served as a submarine commander and was selected among the first fifty officers to complete Admiral H.G. Rickover’s Advanced Nuclear Power School. His academic achievements include a Ph.D. in the Physical Geography of the Polar Regions from the University of Colorado Boulder, an M.Phil. in Polar Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a Master’s in International Affairs from George Washington University.
McLaren’s service in the U.S. Navy and his expertise in polar geography make him an inspiring speaker for this occasion, which honors the courage, dedication, and sacrifices made by U.S. veterans in service to their country.
The Orange County Veterans Day Celebration is free and open to the public. Families, friends, and all members of the community are encouraged to attend as a way to show support and gratitude to our veterans. This annual ceremony aims to celebrate the contributions of veterans from all branches of the armed services and to pay tribute to the values they represent.
A Veterans Day Breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. prior to the celebration at the Passmore Center, 103 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough. Please register for the breakfast by calling 919-245-2015 on or before October 28.
For more information about the Veteran’s Day Celebration, visit: https://ocveteransmemorial.com/events/