by Michael Murphy | 04/08/2024 | Memorial News
Soaring to New Heights: A Hot Air Balloon Adventure on Solar Eclipse Weekend As the world prepared to witness the awe-inspiring spectacle of a solar eclipse, Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial decided to add an extra dash of excitement to the celestial event by...
by Michael Murphy | 03/29/2024 | Memorial News
Honoring the Sacrifice: National Vietnam War Veterans Day and the Vital Role of Veterans In the annals of history, few conflicts have left as profound an impact on a nation’s psyche as the Vietnam War did on the United States. Lasting from 1955 to 1975, this...
by Michael Murphy | 02/24/2024 | Memorial News
Saturday, February 24th, Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) held its first ever Kids Day! Over 125 people participated including moms, dads, grandparents, and kids. We explored the daily life of a service member in World War I. Kids were able to...
by Michael Murphy | 12/19/2023 | Memorial News
December 19, 2023, Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial delivered Christmas gifts to over 150 veterans in different long-term care and assisted living facilities in the area. We collected Christmas wish lists from veterans and then placed them on our Adopt a Veteran...
by Michael Murphy | 12/16/2023 | Memorial News
On December 16, 2023, Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial, an official Wreaths Across America location, hosted our sixth wreath-laying ceremony. MNVM joined more than 3,700 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Individuals,...
by Michael Murphy | 12/08/2023 | Memorial News
Friday, December 8th at 1:00pm, Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) invited everyone to join us as the students from Perryville Area Career and Technology Center (PACTC) officially presented the keys to a restored 1954 M38A1 Willy’s Jeep that will be on...
