CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - Veterans Day will be celebrated on Thursday, November 11, this year. Veterans Day, not to be confused with Memorial Day, is a day of remembering the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces.  Memorial Day on the other hand remembers those that ‘Gave their all and did not return’. Veterans Day, first called Armistice Day in recognition of the end of WWI, is now the day that we remember all those that have served our Country in the past 245 years.

Every year, Sylvan Cemetery in Citrus Heights honors all those that have worn the uniform – U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. National Guard - in the defense of America.  We take time to salute the over 40 million men and women that have served defending our country since 1775. 

This year the Veterans Day service is being planned to be held on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 11:00 am at Sylvan Cemetery, 7401 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights. 

We are planning on going forward with our normal Veterans Day ceremony at Sylvan Cemetery. We are planning on doing the march through the cemetery and then doing about 1 hour in the gazebo.  The Harmony Express will be in attendance as well as the CHPD honor guard.

Folding chairs will be provided for those that want to sit but there will be standing room as well. We would love to have you here, but if you are concerned about your health and do not want to attend, we understand.  

Please always keep our veterans in your heart and in your prayers.