Montgomery Honors WW II Vets

Mark your calendar for September 19 for Montgomery Honors WW II Vets beginning at 10:30 at the Civic Building in Silver Spring. The event will be simulcast live on many of the County’s public cable television channels.

Among the significant World War II events of 1942 were the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4, 1942) and the Battle of Midway (June 4, 1942). Many historians view those two battles as the turning point of the war in the Pacific. U.S. troops landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on Aug. 7, 1942. In November 1942, U.S. and British troops invaded French North Africa.

Montgomery Honors WW II Vets event organizers are currently seeking to contact more of the veterans who will be honored on Sept. 19. Those veterans, or family and friends of the veterans, seeking more information about the event should call 240-777-7929.

Speakers at the event will include veterans who served in various aspects of World War II.