Harpers Ferry 国家历史公园11月14日办退伍军人纪念活动：退伍军人免费入园并可领军人终身通行证
位于美国西弗吉尼亚州杰斐逊县的 Harpers Ferry 国家历史公园将于11月14日周六上午11时举办退伍军人纪念活动，向历代退伍军人致敬。活动在 Anthony Hall 旁的 Storer College 退伍军人纪念碑前举行，地址为 51 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry，向公众开放；当天公园照常收门票，退伍军人可免费入园。
国家公园管理局（National Park Service，NPS）11月5日发布的新闻稿说，活动包括音乐演奏、演讲、献花圈与升旗仪式，演讲者将简述 Storer College 的历史以及该校学生在一战中的服役。这座纪念碑纪念的是曾在南北战争、美西战争与第一次世界大战中服役的 Storer College 学生。
参加活动的单位包括 Jefferson County 高中空军少年后备军官团、Harpers Ferry 中学乐队、Wainwright Baptist Church 合唱团与 Storer College 校友会。现场提供美国手语翻译。退伍军人凭有效证件可在现场领取免费的 America the Beautiful 军人终身通行证，该通行证可免全国国家公园等联邦休闲用地的入园费与标准设施费。
当天下午2时，军事历史重演志愿者与公园工作人员将在 Lower Town 鸣放历史武器复制品，为活动收尾。这场纪念活动是该公园与 Harpers Ferry 公园协会为纪念美国建国250周年推出的一系列活动的收官一场，该系列全年邀请游客走访塑造这个国家的地点、人物与抉择。活动由 Harpers Ferry 国家历史公园与 Harpers Ferry 公园协会共同主办。
（来源：国家公园管理局）
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park to Honor Veterans on November 14 With Free Entry for Veterans
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, in Jefferson County, West Virginia, will hold a program honoring veterans past and present at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, near the Storer College Veterans' Monument at Anthony Hall, 51 Mather Place in Harpers Ferry. The event is open to the public; entrance fees apply, but veterans can enter the park for free.
According to the National Park Service (NPS) news release of November 5, the program will include music, speakers, a wreath-laying ceremony and a flag-raising. Speakers will share a brief history of Storer College and its students who served in World War I. The monument honors Storer College students who served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Participants include the Jefferson County High School Air Force Junior ROTC, the Harpers Ferry Middle School band, the Wainwright Baptist Church choir and the Storer College Alumni Association. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided. Veterans with valid identification may obtain a free America the Beautiful Military Pass, which covers entrance and standard amenity fees at national parks and other federal recreation lands.
At 2 p.m., military living-history volunteers and park staff will close the day by firing replica historic weapons in Lower Town. The program is the final event in the park and the Harpers Ferry Park Association's series marking the nation's 250th anniversary, which throughout the year invited visitors to explore the places, people and choices that shaped the nation. The event is sponsored by Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the Harpers Ferry Park Association.
(Source: National Park Service)
来源：国家公园管理局
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图片来源：图：从 Maryland Heights 远眺 Harpers Ferry，左侧为 Shenandoah 河、右侧为 Potomac 河（资料图）。Mark Fickett 摄，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Panoramic view of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights, with the Shenandoah River (left) and the Potomac River (right) (file photo). By Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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