Veterans Day Ceremony to Honor Armed Forces Members
November 10, 2025
Update: Due to forecasted high winds and low temperatures, Rockville’s Veterans Day Ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, is moving to the Rockville Senior Center located at 1150 Carnation Dr.
Rockville will honor veterans of the nation’s armed forces with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11. The ceremony is planned for Veterans Park, at the intersection of MD 28 and Rockville Pike. Free parking will be available at Sandy Spring Bank, 611 Rockville Pike.
The ceremony, which is open to the public, will include a wreath laying, a presentation of colors and a rifle salute led by American Legion Post 86. A reception will follow at American Legion Post 86, at 2013 Veirs Mill Road.
Magda J. Brown will be guest speaker. She is a federal investigator and Air National Guard senior airman with more than 15 years of experience in civil rights investigations and compliance. As a senior airman, she manages human resources operations and delivers training, and earned the Air Force’s Air and Space Achievement Medal in 2024.
Brown holds a master’s degree in negotiations and conflict resolution, a master’s in architecture and urban planning, an Air Force associate’s degree in human resources management, and certifications in mediation and investigative techniques.
At the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, she serves as an Equal Employment Opportunity specialist, conducting investigations and shaping compliance standards. Her roles at the U.S. Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board earned recognition for resolving violations.
Brown founded Emaki’s Home Arts Foundation, providing art therapy to children, and volunteers at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. She serves as the director of Area 32 for Toastmasters, vice president of education for HUD Toastmasters and the chief of staff for HUD’s Veterans Affinity Group.
For more information about Rockville’s Veterans Day ceremony, visit rockvillemd.gov/veteransday, email specialevents@rockvillemd.gov or call 240-314-8620.