Veterans Day observances will be held in Halifax and Northampton counties next week.
The Halifax County Library in Halifax is also honoring veterans with a display put up by the Halifax Resolves Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution.
In Jackson the Northampton County Veterans Day service program will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at the courthouse.
In Halifax County the AMVETS Post 101 Veterans Day program will be held at Veterans Park in Roanoke Rapids beginning at 10 a.m. November 12.
The program will include special music, JROTC Drill Performance, an Afghanistan veteran as the keynote speaker and recognition of all local veterans, veteran leadership and veteran posts.
Veterans display
Meanwhile, SAR President Ken Wilson put up a display at the county library in Halifax in honor of Veterans Day.
The display includes handouts for the proper way to fold the American flag and what each fold means, a poem written about veterans and a reminder to thank a veteran for their service.
Wilson also serves as the chairman of the Halifax County Library Board of Trustees.