Events, Rockville Reports

Veterans Day Ceremony to Honor Armed Forces Members

November 1, 2026

A paved walkway lined with trimmed bushes leads to an American flag on a flagpole under a clear blue sky.

Rockville will honor veterans of the nation’s armed forces with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The ceremony is planned for Veterans Park, at the intersection of MD 28 and Rockville Pike. Free parking will be available at Atlantic Union 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.

This year’s speaker will be Col. Eric Goldie, a retired U.S. Army officer who served more than 30 years in the military and currently serves as the senior Army instructor for the Junior ROTC program at Magruder High School in Rockville.

For more information about Rockville’s Veterans Day ceremony, visit rockvillemd.gov/veteransday, email specialevents@rockvillemd.gov or call 240-314-8620.