Shutdown Cancel Veterans Day Ceremony

WASHINGTON, Pa. — On this Veterans Day, there will not be an official ceremony at The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies because of the federal government shutdown. Federal employees haven’t been paid in over a month, but their work hasn’t stopped. They’re still maintaining the grounds at the national cemetery and laying 9 veterans to rest each day, Monday through Friday. This year, because of the shutdown, the Avenue of the Flags isn’t happening either. That’s when flags, which once draped caskets, line the roadway that winds through the cemetery.