BRINNON — The Brinnon VFW Loyalty Day celebration will be held in front of the Halfway House Restaurant at 1 p.m. today.
The community is invited to join for a parade and musical performance at the restaurant, 41 Brinnon Lane.
About 100 people usually attend the event in Brinnon, which is on U.S. Highway 101 about 12 miles south of Quilcene on the Hood Canal.
Loyalty Day was first observed nationally in 1921 as Americanization Day.
It was designated as an official holiday by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.
The official designation is May 1, but the Brinnon celebration — held for 28 years — is usually on the last Friday of April.
A full slate of Jefferson County elected officials often attend.
