SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.-Â Hundreds of people gathered at Kiwanis Park to celebrate Veterans Day, an annual tradition in Seaford.
All servicemen and women were recognized through songs and the reading of names of those lost in battle.
The keynote speaker was Retired United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard A. Norman who read some of his letters to his daughter he had wrote after she was born and while he was deployed.
"Hopefully this will end soon and I will be home to actually show you.," Norman said, "I know that you’ll grow into a wonderful mature adult who will leave her mark on this world."
Immediately following the ceremony, American Legion Nanticoke Post 6 held an open house which was full of war history including vehicles and showing people how different weapons were used.Â
First Vice Commander at the Legion Roy Lamberton served as a Navy Cryptologist and says members are carrying out their mission to let other military members know they are not forgotten.
"There are guys every year that we put flags on graves," Lamberton said. "These guys are all veterans and we have to remember these folks. And this is something that the legion does. Part of our charter is remembering those that served,"
In Georgetown, at the Marvel Carriage Museum, American Legion Riders Chapter 8 had light refreshments and a mini bike raffle. Director Jim Parkinson says the donations go towards gifts for veterans in nursing homes.
"We visit six times a year. We have bags that we take them with pajamas, loungewear, slippers non-skid and ladies always put treats in there for them," Parkinson said.
You can help donate to the American Legion Riders Chapter 8 as they continue to provide veterans with supplies and other needs.
If you take one thing from today's festivities, it's clear that veterans are helping other veterans just as they did serving our country and we can all do the same.