Gardner Veterans Day Ceremony
A Veterans Day Ceremony was held on November 11, 2025 at 11am in Perry Auditorium at Gardner City Hall. Listen to the ceremony on any device, CLICK PLAY.
Steve Wendell served as MC and Keynote Speaker as State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik and MVOC Director Stephanie Marchetti scooted off to Winchendon to finish off the ceremony there. Speakers at the Gardner ceremony included Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, City Council President George Tyros, Steve Wendell, and Niqui LaViolette.
Music from the Gardner High School Band included America the Beautiful, a medley of Armed Forces Service Anthems, and there was a Poem recital “In Flanders Fields”
Gardner Mayor Nicholson stated in a post after the ceremony: “Thank you to the Gardner Veterans Council for organizing today’s Veterans Day Ceremony at City Hall! Thank you to all of our veterans for your sacrifice and service both while in uniform and the ways you’ve continued to serve our communities after. I’m proud to be the mayor of a City that does so much to honor those who have served.”