The Granville County Veterans Affairs Committee will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Event to say thank you to those who have served on Saturday, March 11 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center (4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford). Guests will have an opportunity to visit displays by area agencies and organizations offering resources to area veterans. The program begins at 2:00 pm and will be followed by refreshments.

This will be the 8th event sponsored by the Committee and will also mark 10 years since the group was established by the County Commissioners to address the needs of area veterans. Past accomplishments and future plans will be featured, along with this year’s special theme, “Letters Home”. Cadets of the J. F. Webb High School JROTC will be reading excerpts of letters written by servicemen and women throughout military history from the Civil War to the present. These letters reflect the common bond shared by all who served as they left home to serve in peacetime and in conflict. These young people will signify a link between remembering the past and looking to the future, and their readings will show how service unites so many.

Agencies and groups planning to display information and answer questions include various departments of the Veterans Administration, NC Works, Vance-Granville Community College, the Veterans Life Center, the Boys and Girls Club, the Granville County Museum of History, the Richard H. Thornton Library, the John Penn Chapter of the DAR and 1812, OKT Farm, the Granville County Veterans Service Office, the Granville County Veterans Support Group, and more. The resources include benefits, health care, mental health, education, employment, local history and research, and much more.

The event is Granville County’s way to say “thank you” to all our local veterans and current servicemen and women. If you’re a veteran, or know one, please plan on spending part of your day on March 11th with your fellow heroes as Granville County salutes you.