Join us on Friday, November 8, 2024, for Electric Boat’s annual Veterans Day observances, as we gather together to honor our service members past and present. There will be ceremonies held for first-, second- and third-shift employees in Groton and Quonset Point. 2024 Veterans Day commemorative pins will be available for those in attendance.
If you are unable to attend any of the below observances in person, you can tune into Groton’s first-shift observance* via livestream, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. on November 8. A banner with the livestream link will be posted to Homeport before the start of this observance.
If you are a current or past member of the armed services, please feel free to wear a commemorative hat, shirt or pin to work; be proud for putting the cause of freedom and needs of others before yourself. If you encounter a veteran, please thank them for their service.
Please see below for the schedule of events on November 8:
Groton Veterans Day Observances
There will be three, 15-minute ceremonies by the main gate flag pole in Groton. Veterans, union representatives and active-duty Navy personnel are scheduled to speak at all three ceremonies. Electric Boat’s singing group, the SubTones, will perform at the start and conclusion of each ceremony.
3rd Shift Ceremony
6:00 a.m. – 6:15 a.m.
*1st Shift Ceremony
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
2nd Shift Ceremony
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Quonset Point Veterans Day Observances
There will be five, 15-minute ceremonies. QP leadership, veterans and SUPSHIP are scheduled to speak at all five ceremonies. QP employees Scott Lacaillade (third shift/first shift) and Dalton Lacaillade (first shift/second shifts) will perform the National Anthem.
3rd Shift Ceremony
Building 60 Flagpole
6:00 a.m. – 6:15 a.m.
1st Shift Ceremonies
Building 60 Flagpole              Waterfront Fire Marshal’s Office Flagpole
12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.           1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
2nd Shift Ceremonies
Building 60 Flagpole              Waterfront Fire Marshal’s Office Flagpole
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.             4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ​
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