国家二战博物馆退伍军人日向退伍军人免费开放：荣誉勋章获得者 Williams 将致辞
位于路易斯安那州奥尔良堂区 New Orleans 市的国家二战博物馆（The National WWII Museum）宣布，11月11日退伍军人日当天，所有退伍军人可全天免费入场参观，博物馆并与 New Orleans 市政府及市长军事顾问委员会合办退伍军人日纪念仪式。
纪念仪式于11月11日上午11时至中午12时（中部时间）在博物馆的美国自由馆：波音中心（US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center，945 Magazine St）举行，免费向公众开放，可现场参加或在线观看直播，需提前登记。当天日程还包括上午9时至下午5时退伍军人与军人全天免费入场、上午10时30分「胜利佳丽」（Victory Belles）演出，以及仪式后中午12时美国海军学院合唱团（US Naval Academy Glee Club）的演出。
今年的仪式上，二战老兵、因朝鲜战争中的行动获荣誉勋章的退役海军上校 Elmer “Royce” Williams 将发表讲话；市长军事顾问委员会「年度退伍军人」奖将颁给退役海军少将 James D. Olson。博物馆说，这项年度仪式旨在纪念所有曾经与正在光荣服役的美国军人。
退伍军人日之后，博物馆还有两场相关活动：11月13日晚的2026年「胜利舞会」（Victory Ball），Williams 任荣誉嘉宾；11月14日的年度「家庭与军人感恩街区派对」，当天所有访客免费入场，并有现场娱乐与亲子活动。该纪念项目获博物馆与图书馆服务研究所（IMLS）资助支持。
（来源：国家二战博物馆）
National WWII Museum Offers Free Admission to Veterans on Veterans Day, with Medal of Honor Recipient Williams to Speak
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, announced that on Veterans Day, November 11, veterans of all conflicts will receive free admission all day, and the Museum will hold its Veterans Day Commemoration in partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Mayor's Military Advisory Committee.
The commemoration runs from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Time on November 11 in the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at 945 Magazine St. The event is free and open to the public, in person or online, with registration. The day's schedule also includes free museum admission for veterans and military from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., a Victory Belles performance at 10:30 a.m., and a performance by the US Naval Academy Glee Club at 12:00 p.m. following the ceremony.
This year's program features remarks from Captain Elmer "Royce" Williams, USN (Ret.), a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Korean War, and the presentation of the Mayor's Military Advisory Committee Veteran of the Year award to Rear Admiral James D. Olson, USN (Ret.). The Museum said the annual ceremony honors all who have and continue to honorably serve.
Programming continues after Veterans Day: the 2026 Victory Ball on the evening of November 13, with Williams as guest of honor, and the annual Family and Military Appreciation Block Party on November 14, which provides free museum admission, entertainment and family activities to all visitors. The commemoration project is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
(Source: The National WWII Museum)
来源：国家二战博物馆
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图片来源：图：位于 New Orleans 的国家二战博物馆外观。ajay_suresh 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Exterior of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. By ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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