Category: Veterans Day

2026 Veterans Day Ceremony

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On Wednesday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m., the annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial. The ceremony will honor all who have served our country in the Armed Forces.

The historic tradition of holding Veterans Day ceremonies at “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” commemorates the armistice which took effect at that same time in 1918 to end World War I.

The Freedom Memorial is located behind the Great Falls Library at 9830 Georgetown Pike. The ceremony is open to all. Parking is available in the library lot. In case of rain, the ceremony will move to the Grange. Limited seating and shelter will be provided. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring portable chairs.

Our speaker will be long-time Great Falls Freedom Memorial Board Member, Bob Newhall. Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1968-1971. He is a 50-year resident of Great Falls.

Veterans Day Ceremony recap

Bruce FeinLeave a comment

The annual Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial on November 11, 2023. The event featured a Boy Scout color guard, patriotic songs performed by Great Falls youths Lucia and Allithia Aguilar, Maya Sachdev, and MacPhearson Strassberg, an invocation and benediction by lay pastor Bob Newhall, and a keynote address by Great Falls native Bruce Ellis Fein, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.

Video of the event can be viewed below or by clicking here. Photos of the event can be seen on our Facebook page by clicking here.

Veterans Day Ceremony 2022 Recap

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The 2022 Veterans Day Ceremony honored veterans from Great Falls and all who have served in the Armed Forces. The ceremony featured a presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troop 55, the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Boy Scouts and Brownie Troop 51156, patriotic songs by the Langley Madrigals, and remarks by retired Army Command Sergeant Major Howard E. “Howie” Urban. Video of the ceremony can be seen below or by clicking here.

Veterans Day Ceremony recap

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The 2021 Veterans Day Ceremony honored veterans from Great Falls and all who have served in the Armed Forces. The ceremony featured an Air Force color guard, patriotic songs by the Langley Madigrals, and remarks by retired Army two-star general George F. Close. The Great Falls Connection article about the ceremony can be seen by clicking the cover-page image above or here. Video of the ceremony can be seen below or by clicking here.