Arlington's Medal of Honor Museum Opens Free on Veterans Day, With the Parade and a Drone Show to Close the Night
Admission is free 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at 1861 AT&T Way - no registration needed. A veterans luncheon, two fireside chats with Medal of Honor recipients, the city parade at 5:30 p.m. and a drone show over Mark Holtz Lake fill the day.
ARLINGTON - The National Medal of Honor Museum is making Veterans Day free. The museum at 1861 AT&T Way opens its galleries to everyone at no charge on Wednesday, November 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with admission underwritten by the Ben E. Keith Company and no advance registration required, the City of Arlington announced.
The day around the free admission is full. The Arlington Symphony performs from 10 a.m. to noon. Veterans and active-duty service members are invited to a complimentary luncheon in Brady Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., built around a fireside chat with Medal of Honor Recipient Flo Groberg and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ben Kohlmann - registration is required for the luncheon and seats are limited. At 4:30 p.m., author Martha MacCallum sits down with Medal of Honor Recipient Patrick Brady for a ticketed Book of Valor fireside chat in the museum theater.
The evening belongs to the city around it. The City of Arlington Veterans Day Parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. through the Entertainment District, with the museum lawn as a viewing spot, a 1st Cavalry Division Band performance follows, and a drone light show over Mark Holtz Lake closes the night at about 7 p.m. For Metroplex families choosing among Wednesday's observances - Fort Worth's parade steps off at 11 a.m. and Dallas's at City Hall Plaza - Arlington's is the one that runs from morning to dark.
