MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.– Middletown Elks Lodge 1097 held its sixth annual Veteran Stand Down on Saturday, giving clothes, food, and assistance opportunities to veterans.
The event was held at the Middletown Elks Lodge on Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It started with the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, and a presentation of the flag by the Middletown High School JROTC. Veterans were then invited to eat a free breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausages, French toast, and coffee.
A Veteran Stand Down is a community-based event that provides assistance to veterans in need. At the Elks Lodge, veterans could come and take items they needed, such as shoes, socks, shirts, pants, jackets, sweaters, wheelchairs, walkers, books, DVDs, and many other necessities….