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      21-gun salute planned for Veterans Day ceremony at Old Main

      As Jim Franklin plays "Taps" on an antique World War II Japanese bugle, the State College Veterans of Foreign Wars rifle team performed a 21-gun salute to remember fallen veterans at a past Veterans Day ceremony. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Veterans Day ceremony will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Nov. 11 at Old Main on the University Park campus. The Penn State community is advised that as in previous years, a 21-gun salute is scheduled to take place during the ceremony.

      The ceremony will begin with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner and a presentation of the colors. After remarks, there will be a 21-gun salute. From there, attendees will then be invited to make their way over to the Penn State Veterans Plaza for the close of the ceremony.

      Last Updated November 4, 2015

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