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BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & JOEL VALLEY
Veterans will be honored during the banquet on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
COURTESY RICHARD HUTCHINS
Free banquet tickets available
Limited free tickets are available for veterans, spouses and surviving spouses to attend the banquet.
Tickets can be requested or donated by phone at 512-581-4006.
The Bastrop Area Cruisers will host a Veterans Day march down Main Street on Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.
COURTESY LISA ANDERSON
Bastrop County veterans to be honored Nov. 8 Veterans and their families will be joined by Bastrop County residents in a salute to service Nov. 8 at the Bastrop Area Cruisers Heroes & Hot Rods car show and march, followed by the Red, White and Blue Veterans Appreciation Banquet. Heroes & Hot Rods car show and veterans march The Bastrop Area Cruisers will host a free car show, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in downtown Bastrop, and a veterans ceremony at 11 a.m. outside the Bastrop County Courthouse. Veterans will meet outside the United States Postal O ce, 1106 Main St., at 10:30 a.m. and
in the Marine Corps Reserve, will be featured as the keynote speaker. “I think the most important thing with the banquet is that we’re able to recognize veterans for their sacri ce and for their period of service,” he said. “We’ll have veterans from the Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War in attendance.” Hutchins said the group also found World War II veterans and extended invitations. Tickets are $30 for veterans and spouses and $40 for nonveterans, and can be purchased online. • 1408 Chestnut St., Bastrop • www.rwbveterans.com/tickets
march to the Bastrop County Courthouse, as the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing from San Marcos ies over.
• Downtown Bastrop, Main Street • www.bastropareacruisers.com Red, White and Blue Veterans Appreciation Banquet
The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. at the Bas- trop County Convention and Exhibit Center at 1408 Chestnut St. in Bastrop—a venue that the Red, White and Blue Veterans of Bastrop County transitioned to after outgrowing facilities from previous years. Richard Hutchins, who serves as the chair of the nonpro t organization, told Community Impact that more than 500 guests are expected to be in attendance, and Col. Dawn Ellis, who serves
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