Please look under individual jurisdiction listings for reports from Veterans' Day / Remembrance Day.

Palos Council 35 in Bristol hosted a benefit concert featuring Irish entertainer Seamus Kennedy to benefit Fisher House. More than 100 people attended the event, which raised $2,400. Fisher House operates long-term residential facilities near military hospitals nationwide.

Bishop Boylan Assembly in Woodstock donated $400 to Operation Support Our Troops, which provides care and comfort packages to U.S. troops serving overseas.

Vice Supreme Master Donald Hall (at podium) joins members of Msgr. Patrick R. Dunigan Assembly in Flint to dedicate a black onyx memorial to all branches of the armed forces at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Knights fought to have the memorial placed at the national military cemetery because it contains the word "God" in the inscription. About 80 Fourth Degree Knights and 100 guests attended the dedication of the memorial, which also includes the emblem of the Order and the Fourth Degree emblem.

Msgr. Peter B. O'Connor Assembly in North Arlington held its annual veterans' breakfast to thank those who have served in the armed forces. Veterans received free admission to the event, while all others paid $10 for an all-you-can-eat buffet. The event raised $2,700 to assist veterans living in nursing homes throughout the state.

Father Maurice R. Daly Council 6076 in Spartanburg volunteered at the Upstate South Carolina "Stand Down" event for homeless and needy veterans. At the event, veterans had the opportunity to take advantage of medical and dental services, haircuts, hot meals, and housing and employment opportunities.

Members of Our Lady of the Lakes Council 11471 in Moncks Corner, along with State Chaplain Father Robert F. Higgins, display some of the Frontline Faith MP3 players that the council purchased for veterans at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston. The council received a challenge from Father Higgins to purchase 10 players through the program. Knights responded in kind by conducting a fund drive at St. Philip Benizi Church in Moncks Corner and Our Lady of Peace Church in Bonneau — raising enough money to purchase 43 players.

Father Charles C. Reid Assembly in Jackson donated $1,000 to the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Steering Committee to help purchase land for a veterans cemetery in Parker's Crossroads.

Fourth Degree Knights from eastern Wisconsin provided an honor guard for 185 World War II and Korean War veterans who were returning from visiting their respective memorials in Washington, D.C.