Phillipsburg area veterans honored in annual tribute (PHOTOS)

Hundreds attended Sunday's all-day tribute.

Phillipsburg area veterans Sunday were honored during the 18^th annual William L. Nixon tribute.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has again honored the annual event as a regional site for the observance of the Nov. 11 commemoration.

Hundreds attended the all-day ceremony, which included poetry, words by veterans, a salute to all branches and patriotic music by the Phillipsburg High School Pieces of Eight Ensemble.

The tribute also was a commemorative partner for the celebration of the 50^thanniversary of the Vietnam War. Living U.S. veterans who served in active duty in the armed forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, regardless of location, were eligible to receive one Vietnam veteran lapel pin.

Those who served in the Gulf War were honored for the 25^th anniversary. There was an additional tribute of the 75^th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

Sunday's guest speaker was U.S. Marine veteran Ed Mazzeo, who served in the Vietnam War and is a member of the Mercer County Veteran Service Organizations. Featured was a live video conference with Commander Tom Leary of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps.

Scroll through photos at the top of this post for a look at some of the scenes of the tribute.

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