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2025 Veterans Day Mass at Little Rock National Cemetery
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
Location: Little Rock National Cemetery
Father Nathan Ashburn, associate pastor of Christ the King Church in Little Rock, will celebrate the annual Veterans Day Mass at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the pavilion at the Little Rock National Cemetery at 2523 Springer Blvd., which is about one-half mile off of Roosevelt Road and I-30. All are invited to attend. Because seating is limited, participants are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The Knights of Columbus color corps will present the colors, joined by members of the Lt. Colonel John Hennelly Post 1836 of the Catholic War Veterans and Auxiliary of the USA. Patriotic songs will be sung and taps will be played following the Mass.
The annual observance of Veterans Day in the United States on Nov. 11 has it roots in the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. The armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed thereafter that Nov. 11 be observed as "Armistice Day." In 1954, Congress passed legislation that renamed the federal holiday "Veterans Day," in recognition of the service of veterans of all U.S. wars. To learn more, visit the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
