Atlanta, GA--  Gwinnett County will host the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. The public is invited to attend this observance to pay tribute to the men and women who have served honorably in the military, during wartime or peacetime, and to memorialize the fallen heroes who have sacrificed their lives to protect our nation.

 Gwinnett County commissioners and County Administrator Glenn Stephens will lead this year's ceremony. The keynote speaker will be by Brig. Gen. Jerry J. Bradford. Honor guard units from the Gwinnett County Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Sheriff's Departments and the Lawrenceville Police Department will also take part in the event.

The Veterans Day Ceremony will be televised at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 on TVgwinnett, the county's local government access cable channel.

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The Gwinnett History Museum, part of the new History & Culture Program of the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, is sponsoring its annual historic bus tour. You are invited to participate in this event on Saturday, November 6, 2010. The bus pulls out at 8:30 am from the Lawrenceville Female Seminary and will travel to the cities and towns of Norcross, Centerville, Grayson and more. This is an opportunity you do not want to miss!

Participants will enjoy the comfort of a motor coach bus and be led by knowledgeable tour guides as they ride through the county.

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 690, located at Gwinnett County Airport, Lawrenceville, Georgia will host one of the few flying Boeing B-17 bombers, "Aluminum Overcast," on its visit to the Atlanta area. The EAA's restored B-17 bomber continues to thrill the public throughout the United States on its "Salute to the Veterans" tour. Tens of thousands have experienced this unique airplane through its visits and aircraft ground tours, while thousands of aviation enthusiasts have actually flown in the renowned bomber. The B-17 is considered one of the greatest military airplanes ever built and one of the best-known aircraft types of the World War II era.

"Aluminum Overcast" will be available to the public to purchase daily flights and/or ground tours at Lawrenceville's Briscoe Field.  The aircraft will be at Landmark Aviation (north side), 850 Airport Road, from Thursday, October 14 through Sunday, October 18.