PUEBLO — On Monday, November 11 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Mt. Carmel's Pueblo location will celebrate Veteran's Day on the Pueblo Riverwalk.
The ceremony will include a flyover from CAE, known as the "Gateway to Air Force Aviation", whose planes are flown by retired and former United States Air Force pilots.
The following veterans will speak at the event:
- Former Sgt. Bruce Elson, a 101-year-old World War II veteran who served overseas in the Philippines and Japan
- Sheila Johnson, a 20-year Army veteran and former police officer
- Jose Ramirez, a 25-year veteran who served in the Marines and the Army before working at UCHealth's Next Chapter
The hour-long event will be followed by a lunch at the American Legion Post #201.___
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