印第安敦加普国家公墓举行第44届退伍军人节仪式 宾州近70万退伍军人受致敬

宾夕法尼亚州黎巴嫩县 Annville 附近11月8日举行纪念活动,宾州在 Indiantown Gap 国家公墓举行第44届年度退伍军人节纪念仪式,向全州近70万名退伍军人致敬。仪式在宾州退伍军人纪念碑前举行,现场鸣枪致敬,各军种军乐轮番奏响,退伍军人、政府官员和当地居民乘接驳车前来参加。
本届仪式由印第安敦加普国家公墓纪念委员会等机构联合主办,伯克斯县退伍军人事务副主任、退役二级准尉 William E. Tobin 在仪式上发言。宾州退伍军人人数接近70万,是全美第五大退伍军人聚居州。
毗邻公墓的 Fort Indiantown Gap 是全美最繁忙的国民警卫队训练中心之一,2025财年共接待132,200名受训人员,累计985,514个训练人日。公墓主任 John Spruyt 在仪式上说,退伍军人一年365天都在保卫美国,值得铭记。
44th Veterans Day Ceremony Held at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Honoring Pennsylvania's Nearly 700,000 Veterans
ANNVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania held its 44th annual Veterans Day ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County on November 8, honoring the state's nearly 700,000 veterans. The ceremony took place before the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial, with rifle salutes and service bands performing, as veterans, officials and residents arrived by shuttle.
This year's ceremony was hosted by the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Memorial Committee together with veterans organizations. William E. Tobin, deputy director of Berks County veterans affairs and a retired chief warrant officer, addressed the gathering. Pennsylvania's veteran population of nearly 700,000 is the fifth largest in the nation.
Adjacent to the cemetery, Fort Indiantown Gap is one of the busiest National Guard training centers in the country, hosting 132,200 trainees and 985,514 training man-days in fiscal 2025. Cemetery director John Spruyt told the ceremony that veterans protect America 365 days a year and deserve to be remembered.
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图片来源:Fort Indiantown Gap 正门。(经 Wikimedia Commons)
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