Memorial Day 2024

May 23, 2024

Spend Memorial Day with your family at the National Infantry Museum! Open from 9-5 on Monday, May 27th, you are welcome to join us for our Memorial Day Tribute and Paver Dedication Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Marissa Readinger at 11:00am. The ceremony will take place downstairs in Cavezza Hall. After the ceremony, those with newly installed pavers will be able to make a keepsake crayon rubbings of their pavers, weather permitting. If the pavers are wet, our volunteers will be mailing the crayon rubbings. Our Virtual Reality Simulators will be open after the ceremony for visitors to experience the Paradrop, HUMVEE, Blackhawk, or Rifle Range. The Giant Screen Theater will be showing the movie Dog starring Channing Tatum for FREE at 1:00. The Flag Retirement of faded and frayed flags will take place at the fire pit between the museum and World War II Company Street with Boy Scout Troop 27 at 1:00 as well. Paver are dedicated twice a year, at our Memorial Day and at our Veterans Day ceremonies. If you would like to purchase a paver for the Veterans Day Ceremony, click here.

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