Veterans Day 2026: Honoring All Who Served

About this event

Join the Military Heritage Museum on Wednesday, November 11 as we honor all who served this Veterans Day.

11:00 AM | VETERANS DAY CEREMONY (Open to the Public) Featuring Chuck de Shaw, U.S. Air Force Veteran. Chuck served 12 years in the United States Air Force before a distinguished 35-year career as a commercial pilot, including evaluating and testing fellow pilots. Today he shares his aviation knowledge as a flight simulator instructor at the Military Heritage Museum. In 2025, Chuck received the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, recognizing more than 50 years of safe flight operations, and he has logged an impressive 25,000 flight hours.

12:00 – 2:00 PM | HUEY HELICOPTER TOURS Docent-guided tours of our Huey helicopter.

AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS & DOCUMENTARIES – 1:00 – 1:45 PM: Special Forces in Vietnam, a presentation by Robert Lockard, U.S. Army Veteran (Special Forces in Vietnam, South Vietnamese Border), in the Gulf Theater – 2:00 PM: The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute (documentary) – 2:30 PM: Veterans Day: A Celebration of Our Nation’s Military Services (documentary)

MUSEUM ADMISSION ON VETERANS DAY Veterans: FREE Adults: $18 Children (ages 5-14): $5

Military Heritage Museum 900 W. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL militaryheritagemuseum.org

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