Politics & Government

Veterans Day Ceremony Set

The city's annual commemoration of the holiday will take place on Friday, Nov. 11, at Library Park.

Monrovia officials and residents will gather at on Friday, Nov. 11, to honor Americans who've served in the military at the city's annual Veterans Day ceremony.

The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Armed Services Memorial outside the library. The city has not announced who will give the keynote address.

Last year, , a captain in the California National Guard and Monrovia resident, . He had just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Monrovia's City Council has strong ties to the military. Councilwoman Becky Shevlin's son has served in Iraq as an Army medic, and Councilman Clarence Shaw is currently on leave after in the Army Reserves earlier this year.

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