Parades, dinners and memorial dedications are scheduled throughout the area this week to honor those who have served the country in the armed services. Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11, the day Germany signed the Armistice that ended World War I.

Randolph County

Elkins Mayor Duke Talbott will be the guest speaker for the Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the All Veterans Monument at the corner of Harrison Avenue and All Veterans Drive in Elkins. Talbott is a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal.

Following the ceremony at the All Veterans Monument, at 12:15 a.m. Davis & Elkins College will dedicate the Pullman Room in Halliehurst as the Veterans Lounge on campus. D&E Director of Communications and Marketing Carol Schuler said the lounge will serve as a place for veterans to gather and relax.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3647 Veterans Day Dinner will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the post home in Elkins. The public is welcome at the dinner and admission is $3.

American Legion Post No. 29 will host a Veterans Day Dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Post Home on the corner of Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue in Elkins. Retired U.S. Marine Gareth Smith will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $3 and available at the Post Home.

Barbour County

American Legion Post 44 will celebrate Veterans Day in Philippi with a variety of activities including observances at each memorial park, a parade through downtown and a ceremony at the Philippi City Building.

Members of the American Legion will begin ceremonies at 9 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial Park, and then travel to the World War I and II Memorial at the Barbour County Courthouse and the Korean War Memorial Park for activities.

Following the ceremonies, a parade is scheduled for downtown Philippi at 10 a.m.

After the parade, an observation ceremony will be at the Philippi City Building. The guest speaker will be Ruben Perdue.

Perdue was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and grew up in west central Ohio. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1995 then attended Ohio University in Athens, majoring in broadcast journalism with a specialization in political science.

Perdue has won more than 15 awards from the Associated Press, Ohio Association of Professional Broadcasters and West Virginia Broadcasters Association.

They include Best Large Market Talk Show Host in West Virginia and Best Sports Broadcaster in Ohio. He has worked for WPKO/WBLL in Bellefontaine, Ohio, WOUB in Athens, Ohio, AVC Communications in Cambridge, Ohio, and the West Virginia Radio Corp.

In addition to his work in broadcasting, Perdue has been elect twice to public office and worked for the Ohio House of Representatives.

Upshur County

A Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Gibson Library and will travel to the Upshur County Courthouse. Immediately following the parade, at 11 a.m. a ceremony will be hosted at the courthouse plaza.

The VFW Post No. 3663 will host a lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Post Home. The events are sponsored by the VFW Post No. 3663, American Legion Post No. 7, and the Disabled American Veterans Chapters No. 5 and No. 36

Tucker County

The Tucker County Veterans Association will host a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Veterans wall in Parsons. William E. Cox, director of the Louis A. Johnson Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. All veterans, their families and the public are encouraged to attend.

Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School will host a Veterans Day Program on Tuesday in the gym with a lunch following for veterans and guests. Any veterans interested in attending should call 304-478-3606.

Lewis County

The Lewis County Senior Center in Weston will host a program to honor all veterans living and deceased at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The annual Veterans Day Parade for the city of Weston will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The parade line-up will start at 9:30 a.m. at Robert L. Bland Middle School, and participants will wind their way through downtown Weston to the Lewis County Courthouse where a brief ceremony will take place. Air Force Col. Denn Yamrose will be the guest speaker at the event.

Pocahontas County

The Pocahontas County Veteran Honor Corps will provide a free dinner for all veterans and active duty personnel and one guest on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Dunmore Community Center.