By MOAA Staff
MOAA members and leaders participated in the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 11, taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony and parade of colors during the event.
MOAA President and CEO Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, USAF (Ret), his wife Garrety, and MOAA Upper Potomac (Md.) Chapter members CW3 Cole Barnhart, USMC (Ret), and Lt. Col. Mike Bowers, USMC (Ret), attended alongside representatives from other military and veteran organizations at the cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater; speakers included President Joe Biden and VA Secretary Denis McDonough.
The event marked the 70th annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington. President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially renamed the Nov. 11 holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day on June 1, 1954.
Find images from the event below. Click here to read a Veterans Day message from MOAA.
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MOAA Upper Potomac (Md.) Chapter members CW3 Cole Barnhart, USMC (Ret), left, and Lt. Col. Mike Bowers, USMC (Ret), serve as flag-bearers during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Air Force musicians took part in the Nov. 11 observance.
The observance was the 70th annual Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery.
Lawmakers, servicemembers, veterans, and many others gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the Nov. 11 event.
MOAA President and CEO Lt. Gen Brian T. Kelly, USAF (Ret), salutes during the Nov. 11 observance.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough speaks during the Nov. 11 observance.
President Joe Biden speaks during the Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, calling veterans "the steel spine of this nation."
Attendees of all ages took part in the Nov. 11 event.
MOAA Upper Potomac (Md.) Chapter members CW3 Cole Barnhart, USMC (Ret), left, and Lt. Col. Mike Bowers, USMC (Ret), smile during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
A Tomb sentinel takes her position during a guard change.
MOAA President and CEO Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, USAF (Ret), and his wife, former Maj. Garrety Kelly, USAF, place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns following the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 11.
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