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National Cemetery Cancels Veterans Day Ceremony

Written by Aidan Cahill on . Posted in News.

Flags line the road leading into the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery on Veterans Day

A ceremony set to take place on Veterans Day was canceled this year due to the government shutdown. 

The ceremony was set to take place at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery at 11:00 but couldn’t go forward due to loss of federal funds. 

“We’re saddened to share that this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony has been cancelled due to a lack of cemetery funding and the ongoing government shutdown,” the Cemetery said in a Facebook post.

Due to the government shutdown, the annual ceremony honoring veterans at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery was canceled

While the ceremony may have been canceled, there were signs of the holiday up around the cemetery. Students from Stillwater High School put up flags along the roadway leading to the cemetery. 

In addition, the cemetery was open to the public allowing those who wished to honor veterans buried at the cemetery. 

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