Bells of Peace - Ceremony at the National WWI Memorial
Schedule
Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 10:45 am
UTC-05:00Location
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite, 400, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20004 | Washington, DC
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The Doughboy Foundation will sponsor the annual Bells of Peace Ceremony on Tuesday November 11, 2025, starting at 11:00 a.m. EST with prelude music by the American Expeditionary Forces Band Brass Quintet starting at 10:45 a.m. at The National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC, located on Pennsylvania Ave between 14th and 15th streets.
Bells of Peace commemorates the end of World War I and honors the 4.7 million Americans who donned the uniform and the 116,516 who lost their lives in that conflict. November 11 is now Veterans Day, a day to recognize all military Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Originally called Armistice Day, the date marked the end of hostilities in WWI and is observed as Remembrance Day in other countries.
At the National WWI Memorial, while honoring our Veterans, we will also honor and uphold the original purpose of November 11 through a multi-national commemorative ceremony, and observe the day by remembering the 4.7 million American military members who served in WWI and all those from other nations who served alongside them.
SPEAKERS:
*The Honorable Dr Kevin Rudd AC, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America
*New Zealand Defence Attaché Commodore Blair Gerritsen
*Denise VanBuren, Chair of the Board for the Doughboy Foundation.
Other participants for the Bell of Peace ceremony will include representatives of the Embassies from Australia, Belgium, France, Serbia, and New Zealand, as well as the American Gold Star Mothers, The Military Order of World Wars, and the Pershing Rifles. Wreaths will be presented, the National WWI brass bell will be rung 21 times, and the solemn bugle calls of Aux Morts, Last Post, and Taps will be sounded in honor of those who gave their lives during WWI.
The ceremony is free and open to the public, or can be watched via livestream on our YouTube channel.
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1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite, 400, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20004Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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