The Allen Public Library holds its yearly Veterans Day program Wednesday night, pairing a big-band set from the Allen Community Jazz Band with a talk by a Marine veteran of the Korean War.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Civic Auditorium at 300 N. Allen Drive, with doors opening at 7. It is free, with no tickets or registration needed, according to the city's event listing.
The guest speaker is Paul G. McCaghren, who served six years in the Marine Corps and received a Purple Heart for valor at the Chosin Reservoir. He was also a Dallas police officer from 1953 to 1974, rising to assistant chief, and later founded his own investigative firm, the listing says.
On the program
The band's set includes "Frank Granata's Blues," the theme from M.A.S.H., Buddy Rich's "Big Swing Face" and an Armed Services Medley built from the songs of each military branch. Soloists are Dan Kinchen, Charlie Lemmo, Steve Luke, John Roberts, Stephanie Waterman and Jim Wilson.
