Veterans Memorial Plaza

The month of May means something special here in Indiana. May is also Military Appreciation Month. Let us not forget our military men and women in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, Space Force and National Guard as well as the contribution of their families. Together, Indiana thanks you for your service!

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Starting tomorrow (May 1st), the entire Indiana War Memorial Museum will be re-opened to the public after many months of repairs and renovations.

Come and see our new updates! The museum is open Wednesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

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Honor your veteran this summer with a Brick of Honor. The bricks are placed at the foot of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis, creating a lasting tribute to each veteran’s service and sacrifice.

Learn more about our Bricks of Honor program: https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/commemorate/

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#TBT to the Indiana War Memorial Plaza in the 1930s. Obelisk Square sits in the foreground in Veterans Memorial Park with American Legion Mall behind, including the original building for the headquarters of the American Legion.

Veterans Memorial Park and American Legion Mall are still some of the best green spaces Downtown Indianapolis has to offer!

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Veterans Memorial Plaza, once known as Obelisk Square, is located in the center of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, a block north of the Indiana War Memorial.

Sitting in the center of the Plaza is the 100-foot Obelisk bordered by flagpoles bearing the flags of each of the 50 states to the east and west.

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a great, welcoming greenspace in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis. The park is open from dawn to dusk all year round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors in the busy city!

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Veterans Memorial Plaza, once known as Obelisk Square, is located in the center of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, a block north of the Indiana War Memorial.

Sitting in the center of the Plaza is the 100-foot Obelisk bordered by flagpoles bearing the flags of each of the 50 states to the east and west.

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a great, welcoming greenspace in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis. The park is open from dawn to dusk all year round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors in the busy city!

#IndianaWarMemorials
#DowntownIndy
#VisitIndy

On this day in 1775, following an unordered shot, the American Revolution began in Massachusetts.

While much of the Revolution took place on the east coast, Fort Sackville, in what is now Vincennes, Indiana, was a turning point for the revolution in the west.

Learn more about the Siege of Sackville at the Indiana War Memorial Museum, open Wednesday to Sunday between 9a.m. and 5p.m. Admission is free!

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On this day, in 1945, Ernie Pyle died in the Pacific near the end of World War II.

Ernie Pyle was born in Dana, Indiana and was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and war correspondent. He left a legacy of war stories about ordinary American soldiers who fought during WWII.

Learn more about Ernie Pyle at the Indiana War Memorials Museum; open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

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