Members of the U.S. Navy hold a flag-folding ceremony on the 9/11 Memorial plaza before a group of onlookers.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

Salute to Service

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum recognizes our country’s veterans through Salute to Service, an annual tribute honoring all who served in the military as well as the families and communities that support them. Active and retired military receive complimentary admission throughout the year. Get tickets here. 

Video: Salute to Service: Veterans Reflect on 9/11

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2022 Salute to Service Highlights

  • A volunteer places yellow roses on the Memorial to mark Veterans Day
  • A volunteer places yellow roses on the Memorial to mark Veterans Day
  • Marine Corps Silent Drill Team performs at the Memorial
  • Marine Corps Quantico Band performs at the Memorial
  • Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greets military members on the Plaza
  • Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine reenlistment and promotion ceremony on the plaza
  • Coast Guard recognition ceremony on the plaza
  • Coast Guard recognition ceremony on the plaza

Photos: Jin S. Lee and Ben Hider

Top: Volunteers from our partners Team RWB and TD Bank place yellow roses at the names of veterans killed on 9/11. Row 2: Performances by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team Platoon and Quantico Band. Row 3: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greets service members on the plaza; Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard reenlistment and promotion ceremony. Row 4: Local Coast Guard veterans are honored. 

Additional 2022 Salute to Service events included visits from UCLA Health Operation Mend, Crisis Response Canines, and the presentation of an American flag flown over the Memorial to participants in the UWVC and GoRuck Honor Ruck. The flag was then carried to the iconic New York City Veterans Day Parade. View videos and even more scenes from the week on Instagram and TikTok. 

Group Visits for Veterans
If you are with a veterans organization and would like to plan a group visit to the Memorial and Museum, please email veterans@911memorial.org for assistance. 

Through the fifth annual 9/11 Memorial & Museum Summit on Security, presented by Fiserv, Salute to Service programming in 2022 was made possible by Bloomberg, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Morgan Stanley, and Underwriter Laboratories Inc.