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National Veterans Memorial and Museum Holds Veterans Day Ceremony Marking 250 Years of American Veterans

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Cities · GSM News

COLUMBUS — At 11 a.m. on November 11, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, held its Veterans Day ceremony, themed this year on 250 years of American veterans and the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Speakers at the ceremony included JoAnne Bass, Jennifer Ballou and Zachariah Collett. The museum, at 300 West Broad Street, offered the ceremony free of charge with advance registration.

Opened in 2018, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum is the nation's first museum dedicated to the personal stories of veterans, and it remained open to the public on Veterans Day.

Source: National Veterans Memorial and Museum

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Photo: 图:哥伦布市政厅外景(俄亥俄州),General Ization 摄。来源:Wikimedia Commons(CC BY 3.0) / Photo: Columbus City Hall, Ohio, by General Ization. Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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