November 7th, 2020
Veterans Day song: 2009
Singer/songwriter Scott Thomson
Thomson sings at Causland Memorial Park
He introduced himself as Scott Thomson, and told his modest Causland Memorial Park audience he was up most of the night working on the lyrics to his new song. The song he offered was a tribute to U.S. military veterans, several of whom were gathered at the Nov. 11, 2009 event in recognition of the national holiday. The last line of Thomson’s song was: “There’s one last thing I would like to say. Every day should be Veterans Day.” About two dozen people were gathered, including City Council members Erica Pickett and Nick Petrish. Port of Anacortes Executive Director Bob Hyde was also in attendance. Sadly, COVID-19 restrictions have led to cancellation of Veterans Day 2020 events.
