We Give Thanks-
NVAM honors Veterans Month 2021
Today and Every DayNOVEMBER 11 is Veterans Day. A day that we are presented with the greatest opportunity to connect with our community in a collective pause to honor the U.S. Military Veterans that have served our country.
As NVAM staff members & volunteers, we do so through the preservation and exhibition of the Veteran Experience, in perhaps the most accessible form of human understanding and connection: Art. In a sense it's a day much like any other. Today, Tomorrow, and Every Day, NVAM commits itself to the stewardship of the Veteran Story expressed through the Art in our permanent collection and on rotating display both nationally and around the world. We invite you all to celebrate November with NVAM as Veterans Month, Follow us as we highlight some of our incredible community leaders and partners, sharing what connects us to the Veteran Community. Let's celebrate our veterans Today and Every Day. |
Ned B. Ricks, NVAM Veteran Artist presented with a State of Illinois Acknowledgement of the National Veterans Art Museum on behalf of State Senator Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Veterans Day 2021.
"State of Illinois acknowledges the National Veterans Art Museum, recognizing their dedication to opening a dialogue between our nation's military members and a wider audience through veteran-created artwork" |
Highlights from Veterans Day 2021
In Flanders Fields
By John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Welcome Home
Share a photo of yourself, reminders of your service, or Veterans in your life!
E-mail to info@nvam.org or direct message The National Veterans Art Museum on Facebook.
E-mail to info@nvam.org or direct message The National Veterans Art Museum on Facebook.
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