Friends of the Veterans Monument will sponsor the annual El Dorado County Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11 at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville.

The ceremony commences precisely at 11am with the call to order and present colors. The singing of our national anthem follows, during which the distant rumbling of vintage radial engines will be heard as a flight of WWII-era war birds approaches the monument. They soar over the monument in a fly-by salute to those who have served the cause of freedom.

As part of a special tribute on Veterans Day, two engraved granite benches will be dedicated and placed in the EDC Veterans Monument Plaza: