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Veterans Day Observance
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November 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join the National D-Day Memorial for their annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served.
The Keynote speaker for this event is John P. McLaren Jr. who served in the United States Army from 1974 to 2011, retiring at the rank of Major General, with more than thirty-seven years of active and reserve status service.
Following the main ceremony, the National D-Day Memorial will dedicate a newly constructed shelter, specifically designed to protect the Memorial’s authentic 1944 “Higgins boat”, one of only a few surviving examples of an LCVP manufactured by Higgins Industries of New Orleans during the war.
Free admission until noon. Guided tours begin at 1PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome).
This event will also be livestreamed. Click here to watch.