Veterans Day honored in Nags Head
Retired North Carolina Army National Guard Col. J. Emery Midyette Jr. speaks at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Nags Head on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (Photo by Anthony Leone)
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NAGS HEAD — The Town of Nags Head presented its annual public Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday morning. Retired North Carolina Army National Guard Col. J. Emery Midyette Jr. was the guest speaker, and William R. “Mojo” Collins, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, sang a song at the event.
“Veterans Day is observed every November 11, marking the anniversary of the end of World War I, when the major hostilities were concluded at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918,” Nags Head Mayor Ben Cahoon said as he provided the welcome at the event.
Dare County is home to an estimated 5,000 veterans, with 3,600 receiving VA benefits, according to Patricia “Patty” O’Sullivan, Dare County’s veterans services officer. An unknown additional number own second homes in the area, she noted.
Watch Outer Banks Insider’s video of the ceremony from Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at the above link (Video by Anthony Leone).
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