Veterans Day Observance 2025 - Town of Cary, NC | What’s happening in the Research Triangle

Veterans Day Observance 2025 - Town of Cary, NC


*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 11/11/2025
Join us at Veterans Freedom Park for a ceremony honoring veterans of all wars and conflicts. Our 2025 speaker will be Ron Brigham, Marine Corps Veteran. Event parking is available at Cary Academy, 1500 N Harrison Ave. A complimentary ADA accessible shuttle will be available from 10 am - 1 pm. Limited seating is available for attendees, but you are welcome and encouraged to bring lawn chairs for your comfort.

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Ron Brigham
Marine Corps Veteran

Ron is a native North Carolinian from Albemarle (Stanly County) North Carolina. He and his wife Willa, have called Cary home since 1993. They have been blessed with two sons, Jason Brigham (Qatar) and the late Jarett Brigham, along with 4 grandchildren.

Ron earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of NC at Chapel Hill in 1972, a Juris Doctor (JD) from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN in 1975 and an MBA from National University in San Diego, CA in 1979. He was admitted to the NC Bar in 1975.

He served in the United States Marine Corp from 1975 to 1979 as a JAG officer (Attorney) with duty stations in Quantico, VA, Newport, RI and Camp Pendleton, CA. Following his military service, Ron spent the next 41 years of his professional career in Human Resources with Mobil, Kodak, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Fareva.

Ron is a Life Member of the Marine Corps League, America Legion, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), a Life Member of the National Black MBA Association and the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS).

Ron is also in his 2nd, 3-year term, as a member of the Senior Advisory Board for the town of Cary. If you venture by Buffalo Lanes in Cary on Tuesdays, you may see Ron bowling with the Cary Strikers of the Senior Bowling League. Ron has been a member of Lincolnville AME Church on Chapel Hill Road for the past 31 years. Should you be passing by on a Sunday morning, drop in for one of Ron’s Sunday School classes and stay for the morning service afterwards.

Location: 
Veterans Freedom Park, North Harrison Avenue, Cary, NC, USA
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Contact name: 
Adam Bell
The event has already taken place on this date: 
11/11/2025
Time: 
11 am