24-hour Vietnam veterans' vigil begins Christmas Eve in Beaver

Scott Tady, Beaver County Times
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BEAVER - The annual 24-hour Christmas vigil will take place at the Vietnam War Memorial in Beaver's Quay Square.

The Vietnam Veterans of America will begin the vigil at 1 p.m. Dec. 24.

At 3 p.m., a bagpiper will play "Amazing Grace," military marches, the Marine Corp hymn and Christmas songs.

At the Vietnam War memorial in Beaver's Quay Square, a display shows a military rifle with a helmet and dog tags. The tags are engraved with the phrase "Never Forget" and are dedicated to veterans in Beaver County.
At the Vietnam War memorial in Beaver's Quay Square, a display shows a military rifle with a helmet and dog tags. The tags are engraved with the phrase "Never Forget" and are dedicated to veterans in Beaver County.

At 4 p.m., Beaver County recording artist Jenah Shank will perform patriotic and Christmas songs.

The vigil lasts until 1 p.m. Christmas day.

"We'd like to see the public's attendance, and to understand why we're there for the vigil" said John Szatkiewicz, a Vietnam Veterans of America representative from Ohioville.

Veterans will be on site all 24 hours. Local businesses like Beaver Super, Kretchmar's, Cafe Kolache, Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe and Giuseppe's Tuscany Grill typically provide food to the participating veterans.

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