Veterans Day Celebration

About this event

Join us for the 5th Annual Veterans Day Celebration at Fort Monroe!

FORT MONROE, VA – For the past 4 years, the Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) has hosted a Veterans Day Celebration dedicated to honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. For veterans, their families, and their communities, Veterans Day provides a time to reflect on the contributions of those who have worn the uniform, acknowledge their enduring impact, and to honor their sacrifices.

Fort Monroe Authority’s Veterans Day Celebration combines a Veterans Honor Ceremony with a family friendly event. The Veterans Honor Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. and will feature the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Honor Guard and historical interpreters portraying individuals whose lives illuminate different dimensions of military service and the early nation’s evolving ideas of liberty and citizenship. There Ceremony concludes with the Armed Forces Medley, the sounding of Taps and Flag Planting for the Fallen. Each year over 300 small flags are placed during the Ceremony and remain for a week in Continental Park.

Throughout the day, visitors can meet living-history interpreters representing multiple periods of American military history, see displays and exhibits from local area museums, nonprofit organizations, connect with organizations serving veterans and military families, and support veteran-owned and veteran-operated businesses. The event is free and open to the public, with no registration or ticketing required. Food trucks will be onsite, and tables and chairs will be provided for seating nearby. All parts of the event are family friendly, and service animals are welcome throughout the event area. For event updates, check out Facebook.

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For more information visit call 757 – 690 – 8181, email publicprograms@fortmonroe.org

From Fort Monroe Authority