Norwich — The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 594 is hosting a Veterans Day commemoration on Nov. 11 from 1 to 2 p.m. at 30 Connecticut Ave.

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Arnold Lotring, a 1974 graduate of the Norwich Free Academy, will be the guest speaker. Lotring completed sea assignments aboard USS George C. Marshall (SSBN 654) (Gold), USS Providence (SSN 719), USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and served as commanding officer aboard USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN 708) during which time the ship was awarded the Commander, Submarine Squadron SIX Battle Efficiency "E."

Staff and shore assignments have included policy briefer on the staff of Strategic Command, Omaha, Neb.; submarine Perspective Commanding Officer Instructor for Commander Submarine Force Atlantic; Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine School; duty as a member of the Chief Of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group and Commanding Officer of the Submarine Learning Center responsible for all Submarine Force shore training. In this assignment, he was also instrumental in advising the Base Re-alignment and Closure Commission to remove the Submarine Base from the recommended closure listing in 2005.

Additional speakers will include local and federal elected officials. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call the post at (860) 892-1400.