The centerpiece of events to honor the wartime service of military veterans is the Veterans Day parade in Butler Tuesday morning.

The parade will start at 10:40 a.m. at the intersection of Main and Penn streets and will proceed south along Main Street to Diamond Park, where a ceremony will occur at 11 a.m.

Anyone wishing to march should call the Butler County Veterans Services office at 724-284-5352.

Veterans services also is hosting an auction in the office in the Butler County Government Center, behind the Butler County Courthouse.

Tickets are 1 for a $1, 5 for $3, and 20 for $10.

The veterans services office will conclude its events with a luncheon to honor the Veteran of the Year, John Moore.

The luncheon will be at American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora at noon Nov. 15.

Luncheon tickets are $10 and are available at the veterans services office.

Marine Detachment

The 743rd Bantam Marine Detachment will observe Veterans Day starting on Sunday with the Marine Corps Ball at the American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora.

The ball will run from 2 to 5 p.m. and include a birthday cake to recognize the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps — 239 years on Monday.

The old and the young will be recognized for their military service — 94-year-old Ray Hongisto of Cabot, who fought in World War II, and 18-year-old Rachel Szramowski of Prospect, who recently completed boot camp.

On Tuesday, the Bantam Marine Detachment will visit the VA Butler Medical Center for a ceremony that will include a color guard, a firing detail and the playing of taps.

The unit then will move on to Butler for the Veterans Day parade.

Butler County Veterans Services agency will host a veterans ceremony at the VA Butler Healthcare auditorium at 9 a.m. Tuesday,

The service is open to the public.

Veteran of the Year John Moore also will attend.

East Brady events

A Veterans Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Arnold Beabout Community Center on Robinson Street.

The event is jointly hosted by Jones-Conner American Legion Post 402 of East Brady and Bishop Madden American Legion Post 488 of Bradys Bend.

The guest speaker is Paul DeBacco of Crisswell Bible Baptist Church near Karns City.

Also attending the service will be Judy Zerbe, Clarion County veterans affairs director and Dave Curran, the Armstrong County Veteran of the Year.

A luncheon will follow the service.

Other events

American Legion Post 243, 1431 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, will host a dinner for veterans and their families at 6 p.m. Saturday. Please register at Post 243.

American Legion Post 117, at 413 S. Main St., will host a luncheon and memorial for veterans and their families after the Veterans Day parade Tuesday.

American Legion Post 778, at 150 Legion Memorial Lane, will host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following the Veterans Day parade in Butler. The luncheon is free and open to the public.

American Legion Post 220, S. Broad St., Grove City, will host a free dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday for veterans and their families. Volunteers from Post 220 also will visit veterans in local senior care facilities on Wednesday.