Veterans Day activities
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There is a variety of events in Utah honoring soldiers and their families leading up to Veterans Day on Sunday.

* AWARDS DISPLAY, Jim Ackerman, a U.S. Air Force Vietnam veteran and Syracuse resident, will display his military insignia pins, patches and medals through Nov. 16 at the Syracuse Museum & Cultural Center, 1891 W. 1700 South, Syracuse. For information, call 801-825-3633.

* PARADE, Sunday, The Veterans Day Parade begins at 11 a.m. The parade route starts at the Salt Lake County Ice Center, 5201 S. Murray Park Lane, goes over to State Street, north to Vine Street, then east entering Murray Park. A Healing Field and program will follow the parade. For information, call Elmer Inman at 801-755-1058.

* WORLD WAR II TRIBUTE, Monday, There will be a discussion on the history of World War II and a performance of songs that were popular in the early 1940s at the Sandy Senior Center. The event is at 9:30 a.m. and will be repeated at 2 p.m. at the Highland Cove Retirement Center. Free; for more information, call Rick Randle at 801-273-7695.

Closures and schedules

If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed the following Monday.

* UTA BUS AND TRAX: Sunday - Veterans Day, regular Sunday service

Monday - Veterans Day (observed), weekday bus and TRAX -regular service

* STATE LIQUOR STORES: Monday - Veterans Day observed, closed

* CITY AND COUNTY LIBRARIES: Monday - Closed

* STATE OF UTAH/GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Monday - Closed

* UTAH LEAGUE OF CREDIT UNIONS: Monday - Closed

* SALT LAKE COUNTY SANITATION SERVICES: Monday - Regular service

* SCHOOLS: Monday - Open

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