The White House
Office of the Vice President
For Immediate Release | November 04, 2011
Vice President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden to Travel to Pennsylvania and New York on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Friday, November 11th, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will travel to Pennsylvania and New York to attend events in honor of Veterans Day.
In the afternoon, they will travel to Media, Pennsylvania, to participate in the Media Veterans Day Parade.
Afterwards, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will travel to New York City to join veterans, service members, U.S. Special Operations Forces, 'Horse Soldier' veterans, and their families at the unveiling of the Horse Soldier statue in the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center. The statue was created to commemorate the role of the Special Forces in the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The Vice President will deliver remarks.
Additional media details about these events will be released in the coming days.