Save the date for the Victory & Valor Open House Saturday, August 16, 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The original Fredericksburg USO Center at 408 Canal St. will be the location for an open house in observance of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Saturday’s “Salute to Our Veterans” will start with a 10 a.m. concert by the Enduring Freedom Honor Team. These high school musicians travel yearly to Bedford, Virginia’s National D-Day Memorial and recently performed in Normandy on D-Day’s 80th anniversary. They’ll be followed by Stage Door’s 1940s radio show.
You can also taste Kenmore’s famed gingerbread and admire Kenmore hostess “Jinxie” Forbush’s WWII pin collection, meet Leashes of Valor service dogs, learn about Victory Gardens, see military vehicles, go on a Victory Scavenger Hunt, view artifacts from the area’s National Guard battalion, and meet VFW and American Legion members.
