Montclair Honors America's Armed Forces
Township hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday.
While the sound of a lone trumpet could be heard playing “Taps” during Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony in Edgemont Memorial Park, the gathered crowd listened and reflected and the Montclair Police Honor Guard fired three rifle volleys into the air. More than 50 residents, veterans, police and firemen and local officials met under the shadow of the towering World War I obelisk crowned with Winged Victory Monday morning to honor United States veterans. And Mayor Robert Jackson reminded everyone the day was not only to pay tribute to troops both past and present, but those that serve at home and abroad. “Today we think about our veterans,” said Jackson. “... But as we look around our park, we see the ravages of Hurricane Sandy ... and we …
