JTCB to play patriotic standards Nov. 11

The annual Veterans Day celebration in Clay County will be held at the Clay County Courthouse in Brazil on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Social distancing and the wearing of masks will be appreciated.

When word of the Armistice, thus ending the Great War -- later renamed World War I -- reached Clay County, thousands flocked to the courthouse to observe the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 as it went into effect.

The Jackson Township Community Band and the Brazil Concert Band entertained the crowd throughout the day as news from Europe reached Brazil.

Ever since, the JTCB has returned to the courthouse to celebrate what was called Armistice Day -- by 1954 renamed Veterans Day -- to honor all American veterans throughout history.

The patriotic concert by the JTCB, directed by Matthew Huber, will begin in the rotunda at 10:15 a.m. with “Legion of Honor,” “Indiana Guards,” “Invercargill March,” “Shrine of Liberty,” “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” “The American Red Cross,” “Semper Fidelis,” “God Bless America,” “U.S. Field Artillery March” and “Over There.”

At 11 a.m., the American Legion Post 2 of Brazil will present a program saluting veterans with patriotic remarks, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” firing of the volley and “Taps,” closing with “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”