Mayor's Message: Veterans Day & Legacy Lawn

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” This famous quote by Winston Churchill is as relevant, timeless and immortal today as it was back in 1940.

Sadly, so many people around the world live each day in the grip of tyranny and oppression without enjoying the many freedoms of life, peace, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which should be ubiquitous. We have come to enjoy these “natural rights” to espouse our quality of life.

The world today may be on the precipice again of what we dreadfully feared most during the cold war years; the specter of M.A,D. (Mutually Assured Destruction). As we wait, implacable measures are being interwoven within the fabric of a realistic far-reaching destruction of humankind.

So today let us revere this very special day to truly honor all our veterans and their families who answered the call to duty to embrace and sustain our way of life in defense of democracy.

We are gathered here in solemn commemoration of this memorable day of peace and unity.

In the words of JFK :

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them“

Thank you,
Mayor John L. Madden

– Nov. 11, 2023