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WKU will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower. The Veterans Day ceremony will include remarks from WKU President Timothy C. Caboni.

The Kentucky Museum at WKU will also host a Veterans Event in the Kentucky Museum on November 11 at 5 p.m. where David Serafini, a WKU Department of History faculty member, will present "Kentuckians at War." 

Serafini has taught several courses at WKU covering World War I and World War II, including Military History, War and Society, First World War, Hitler and Nazi Germany and more.

After the presentation, items from the Kentucky Museum’s collection of World War I and World War II artifacts will be on display from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in classroom II. More information:https://www.wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/veteransevent2026.php

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