Veterans Day
Please join the Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis in celebrating Veterans Day Sunday, November 10, 2024 and Monday, November 11, 2024. Veterans Day Reception: The Veterans Day Reception & Awards…
Indiana’s rich military history comes alive as you explore the Indiana War Memorial Museum and see the tattered flag of the 15th Indiana Infantry Regiment, stroll along the lush green space at the Veterans Memorial Plaza or sit intently listening to the stories of bravery at the Medal of Honor Memorial. Experiencing these historic landmarks enables us to honor the generations of Hoosiers who defend freedom around the world.
The Indiana War Memorials Foundation is proud to support the museum, monuments and memorials that form the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District—a National Historic Landmark District that is also on the National Register of Historic Places. No other city in the United States maintains as many acres dedicated to honoring veterans. Only Washington D.C. has more monuments dedicated to veterans and military conflicts. These historic treasures give us a concrete and meaningful way to ensure that the sacrifices of Hoosier veterans are remembered forever.
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With 25 acres filled with one museum, three parks and various monuments and memorials, Indianapolis ranks first in the nation in the number of acres dedicated to honoring our veterans, and second only to Washington D.C. in the number of monuments.
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The Soldiers and Sailors Monument observatory is open Thursday through Sunday from 10:30am. - 5:30pm.
Visit the observatory this weekend!
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Veterans Memorial Plaza, once known as Obelisk Square, is located in the center of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, a block north of the Indiana War Memorial.
Sitting in the center of the Plaza is the 100-foot Obelisk bordered by flagpoles bearing the flags of each of the 50 states to the east and west.
Veterans Memorial Plaza is a great, welcoming greenspace in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis. The park is open from dawn to dusk all year round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors in the busy city!
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Honor your veteran this summer with a Brick of Honor. The bricks are placed at the foot of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis, creating a lasting tribute to each veteran’s service and sacrifice.
Learn more about our Bricks of Honor program: https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/commemorate/
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The Gold Mile is an experience for IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon participants and it pays tribute to fallen service members and their surviving families (Gold Star Families). You are invited to volunteer to pay special tribute to our nation’s fallen heroes on May 3, 2025. Located at mile 6 on the backstretch of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, YOU can encourage participants holding American flags, and display photos and banners to honor the fallen.
You’re invited to be part of this special tribute. If interested, complete the following volunteer form at:
https://500festival.wufoo.com/forms/pzq32ki0o1c9uy/
To make a donation to the 500 Festival go to:
https://500festivalfoundation.com/foundation/foundation/campaign/
On this day in 1775, following an unordered shot, the American Revolution began in Massachusetts.
While much of the Revolution took place on the east coast, Fort Sackville, in what is now Vincennes, Indiana, was a turning point for the revolution in the west.
Learn more about the Siege of Sackville at the Indiana War Memorial Museum, open Wednesday to Sunday between 9am. and 5pm. Admission is free!
*** The Shrine Room is closed for construction and is slated to reopen mid to late-September, 2025.
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On this day, in 1945, Ernie Pyle died in the Pacific near the end of World War II.
Ernie Pyle was born in Dana, Indiana and was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and war correspondent. He left a legacy of war stories about ordinary American soldiers who fought during WWII.
Learn more about Ernie Pyle at the Indiana War Memorials Museum; open Wednesday through Sunday from 9am to 5pm Admission is free.
*** The Shrine Room is closed for construction and is slated to reopen mid to late-September, 2025.
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The Gold Mile is an experience for IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon participants and it pays tribute to fallen service members and their surviving families (Gold Star Families). You are invited to volunteer to pay special tribute to our nation’s fallen heroes on May 3, 2025. Located at mile 6 on the backstretch of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, YOU can encourage participants holding American flags, and display photos and banners to honor the fallen.
You’re invited to be part of this special tribute. If interested, complete the following volunteer form at:
https://500festival.wufoo.com/forms/pzq32ki0o1c9uy/
To make a donation to the 500 Festival go to:
https://500festivalfoundation.com/foundation/foundation/campaign/
