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Hughesville will host this year's Veterans Day Parade, at 2 p.m. Saturday. Montoursville will host a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11.
We deeply hope that every man, woman and family that is free on either of these days will attend and pay their respects to the bravery and sacrifices of our veterans.
Each year, we find there are moments when we must remind the public to appreciate both veterans' service and the timelessness of the values they defended. Veterans Day is one such occasion -- but it is imperative that we all find those moments throughout the year.
As we have editorialized before and will continue to editorialize, we also deeply hope the somber moments of reflection will lead those of us fortunate enough to have never needed to make these sacrifices will consider how our nation, state and culture can better repay these staggering debts.
We believe we can better facilitate public services for veterans returning from their military service -- many of which were promised when they enlisted.
We believe our communities are better when we ensure the needs of veterans are met, when our young people see the leadership of veterans in civilian life, when we deliver the promise of freedom and opportunity to those who bore the greatest risks to defend the principles of freedom and opportunity.