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Due to forecasted inclement weather on Saturday, November 11, the City of Lake Charles Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission will move its annual Veterans Day Celebration inside the Lake Charles Event Center Coliseum (900 Lakeshore Dr.).

The day will get underway with the Ruck the Chuck 5K starting on the north side of the Lake Charles Event Center property.  This event will run rain or shine as long as it is safe to do so. 

At 8:30 a.m., a free breakfast will be served inside the Lake Charles Event Center Coliseum for all who come out to attend the Veterans Day program that begins at 10 a.m.  Food will be served as long as supplies last. 

At 10 a.m., the annual program will get underway inside the Lake Charles Event Center Coliseum. The program will pay special tribute to Desert Storm, Post 9/11, Global War on Terrorism and Enduring Freedom Veterans and will feature guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Baranello, Commander of the 115th Field Hospital at Fort Johnson.

Following the program, the SWLA Veterans Association will host a free festival for all veterans and their families inside the Lake Charles Event Center Coliseum, beginning at noon. The festival will feature live music, food and fun for the entire family.

The above-mentioned events are free and open to the public to attend.

At 7 p.m., veterans are invited to attend the McNeese State University Football game where veterans will be honored.

Event sponsors include Optimum, Acadian Ambulance, Lake Charles Toyota, Brashear Law, SWLA Veterans Association, Dr. Daniel Weaver, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, Volkswagen of Lake Charles, Louisiana Mortgage Associates, The Firm of Louisiana, Lindsey Cutler State Farm, Main Squeeze Juice Company, K-jon, Ward 3 Marshals Office, The Villages of Imperial Pointe and the Calcasieu Parish Sherriff’s Office.

For more information, call (337) 491-1383.

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