Barren County Veterans Association holds annual Veterans Day parade in Glasgow
Veterans, first responders and community members gathered on the square for the annual event
What This Story Is About
- Glasgow’s annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony honored local veterans.
Why It Matters
- The events brought veterans and community members together and remembered veterans who died in the past year.
For Context
- The Glasgow Veterans Wall of Honor bears the names of more than 1,700 local veterans.
GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - The Barren County Veterans Association held its annual Veterans Day parade in Glasgow on Nov. 11, bringing veterans, first responders and community members together to honor those who have served.
Veterans walked around the square in the parade. Guest speakers from the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Kentucky National Guard also spoke at the ceremony.
Capt. Logan N. England, training officer for the 2nd Battalion of the Kentucky Army National Guard, described the commitment made by veterans.
“A veteran is someone who at one point in their life took an oath, put on combat boots, raised their right hand and swore to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, no matter the sacrifice,” England said. “Whether they served for four years or 40, whether they cooked the meals, repaired the vehicles, flew the planes or fired the rockets, they all stepped forward.”
Wall of Honor and veterans dinner
A new bench was dedicated to the Glasgow Veterans Wall of Honor during the ceremony. The wall, located on the square, bears the names of more than 1,700 local veterans.
The association also held a dinner the night before Veterans Day, serving more than 240 veterans.
Matt Mutter, a member of the Barren County Veterans Association, said the dinner gives veterans a chance to reconnect.
“You talk about old war stories and old times when they were in the service. And it’s just a good time of fellowship,” Mutter said. “If nothing else, you just get to catch up on what’s going on in everyone’s lives and see your fellow veterans that you haven’t seen for a while.”
To conclude the ceremony, the association named Barren County veterans who had died since the previous year.
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