Army Europe hosts Veterans Day ceremony

By U.S. Army Europe Public AffairsNovember 10, 2015

Army Europe hosts Veterans Day ceremony
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the commander of U.S. Army Europe, speaks to attendees of the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden-hosted Veterans Day Observance and Retreat ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Nov. 10.

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2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Europe Soldiers lower the U.S. flag during a U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden-hosted Veterans Day Observance and Retreat ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Nov. 10.

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WIESBADEN, Germany - Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commanding general, Army Europe, hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at the Keyes Building on Clay Kaserne, here, Nov. 10.

Veterans Day, which is observed Nov. 11 each year, commemorates the sacrifices of our nation's veterans, and is the anniversary of the armistice which ended World War I.

In addition to Army Europe and U.S. Army Garrison-Wiesbaden leaders, Soldiers, civilians and family members attended the ceremony.

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