Veterans Appreciation Day
Saturday, August 22, 2015 - 3:00pm
Address:
Ashland County Airport
700 Township Road 1102
Ashland, OH 44805
Contact Information:
www.ashland200.com
Bicentennial Celebration to Feature
2nd Annual Veterans Appreciation Day
The Ashland area’s Second Annual Veterans Appreciation Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 22, at 3 p.m. at the Ashland County Airport. This year’s event will be part of the City of Ashland’s 2015 Bicentennial Celebration.
The event is open to the public and all veterans are invited to attend. Parking will be limited so people are asked to carpool.
The Veterans Appreciation Day is sponsored by Barbasol with additional donations from Fin, Feather, Fur Outfitters, Brethren Care Village, Desanto & Kellogg, the Good Shepherd, Hawkins/Lewis bakery, Kingston of Ashland, Mowry Construction & Engineering, Pepsi, Pheasants Forever, Turks, Whitmore Motors, Snyder-Lance and Ashland County Sheriff’s Office.
The event will include military jeep rides and a traveling Vietnam display by Dennis Amily and private collectors as well as a large display of military equipment, including land craft and aircraft, bomb squad and military memorabilia.
A complimentary cookout will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m., a USO-styled show featuring Bob Hope Impressionist Lynn Roberts of Phoenix, Ariz., and Matt Young Entertainment of Loudonville will take place.
Fireworks, sponsored by Fin Feather Fur Outfitters, will begin at 9:30 p.m.
The City of Ashland is celebrating its 200th year anniversary during 2015 and will be hosting many different events as part of the year-long celebration, which is sponsored by Donley Auto Group. For more information on these and other events, please go to the Bicentennial website at http://www.ashland200.com.
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