The annual Women’s Memorial Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m., November 11, 2003. The ceremony, one of three major observances in the nation’s capital, is free and open to the public and will include formal military honors, a keynote address, veterans’ remarks and a wreath laying.

For more information call 800-222-2294 or 703-533-1155. The Women’s Memorial, located at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, is readily accessible by Metro (Blue Line) and paid parking is available.

The Women In Military Service For America Memorial is the nation’s only major memorial honoring all servicewomen, past, present and future. Featuring an exhibit gallery, theater, Register of women who have served and a gift shop, the Memorial is open to the public, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily.

-30-