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Join a celebration to thank our Veterans by attending a breakfast with them. A free breakfast for all veterans will be served on Nov. 8th at the World War Memorial Building at 785 East State Street, Salem.

The breakfast is sponsored by the Salem Women’s Federation of Clubs, the Memorial building and Salem VFW Post 892.

Veterans are free and guests are $8. Breakfast will be served from 10 a.m.-noon.

SassaBrass Quintet will be performing. SassaBrass Quintet was formed seven years ago from members of the Salem Community Band.

Members enjoy playing together and performing for functions around the Salem and Lisbon areas. SassaBrass has a repertoire of styles from Renaissance to 21st Century. Members include Mark Galpin, Bill Young on trumpet, Sherry Ayers on horn, John Berthold on trombone and Mo Hofmeister on tuba.

The 250th Anniversary of the Navy and the Marine Corps will also be celebrated.

Dave Sheets, the Commanding Officer of the Cleveland Division of the U. S. Naval Sea Cadets, Cleveland, will be in command of the Sea Cadets who will perform the opening ceremonies Color Guard.

This performance will be at 10 a.m. All attendees are asked to be seated by 10 a.m.

The Sea Cadets is the youth leadership and development program for the Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and Merchant Marines. The Cleveland Division is one of approximately 400 units across the country.

The program provides unique training opportunities that motivate young people to consider careers in maritime services.

The Color Guard program is one avenue for us to show respect to those who have served.

Pictures of the Color Guard can be found on their website at:

https://nscccleveland.org/color-guard

The Sea Cadets have established a relationship with Fairbanks Morse Defense and Hunt Valve to expose the Sea Cadets to careers in the industrial trades. Hunt Valve is a major supplier of important components for ships and submarines. Their employees, many of which are veterans, are part of the industrial base that our military depends upon to protect our freedoms. Hunt Valve is providing a tour of their facility to the Sea Cadets on Saturday, November 8th.

Questions about this event can be directed to the Salem Women’s Federation – 330-207-6031.