Fort William Henry honoring veterans with Field of Flags ceremony on Veterans Day

LAKE GEORGE — Fort William Henry will honor and remember veterans both living and deceased for their service, and sacrifice, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

The event begins with the annual ‘Field of Flags’ ceremony at 10:30 a.m., with a special salute following at 11 a.m. The salute will take place on “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when the agreement to end World War I was signed in 1918,” says a press release from the Fort William Henry Museum.

An Italian buffet lunch will follow the ceremony at Tankard Taverne at Fort William Henry. Net proceeds of ticket sales for the buffet will benefit the Adirondack Vets House Inc. of Glens Falls, a non-profit home for homeless veterans, the release says.

Hundreds of American flags will decorate the front lawn at Fort William Henry, with each honoring the memory of a veteran. To honor a veteran, submit names to annaa@fortwilliamhenry.com. The submission should include the veteran’s first and last name, as well as military rank, branch, and period of service, according to the release.

Reservations for the buffet lunch are not required, but tickets can be purchased in advance at fortwilliamhenry.com/veterans-day-lunch.

Fort William Henry was constructed by the British during the French and Indian War. The Fort was “the scene of a bloody, three-day siege in 1757, after which the British surrendered to the French,” the release says. The Fort was burnt down by French forces, according to the release, and a replica was built in the 1950s and serves as “a living history museum and historic site.”