Veterans Day to be highlighted with area events
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, November 5, 2026
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American Legion Post 131 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2513 along with service members from Whiteman AFB and the Knob Noster TRIAD AFJROTC will highlight Veterans Day programs in Warrensburg.
The events will take place on Nov. 11, 2026 and will start out with the Warrensburg Middle School at 8:30 am. Speakers for this program will be American Legion Department of Missouri Commander Alex Slocum and Master Sgt. Sarah Keonine from the 509th Operations Support Squadron.
Sterling Elementary School will have their celebration starting at 9 a.m. Staff Sgt. Alex Lee from the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron will speak.
Maple Grove Elementary School’s program will start at 10 a.m. with Slocum speaking. Martin Warren Elementary will start their program at 2:15 pm with the AFJROTC performing a flag demonstration.
Doors to the schools will open to those attending 15 minutes prior to start time. Veterans, military and their family members are invited to all the school events.
The Missouri State Veterans Home – Warrensburg will host their first Veterans Day program open to the public since 2019. Their program will start at 2 p.m. and Slocum will be their guest speaker.
Release courtesy of the American Legion Post 131.
