Annual Patriot Day ceremony returns to veterans cemetery Sept. 11

By Savannah BairdAugust 27, 2025

Fort Knox and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs host the annual Patriot Day Ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff, Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2023.
Fort Knox and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs host the annual Patriot Day Ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff, Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo Credit: Photo by U.S. Army photo) VIEW ORIGINAL

RADCLIFF, Ky. — Fort Knox will commemorate Patriot Day with its annual ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff, Kentucky on Sept. 11, beginning at 8:15 a.m.

The ceremony will include remarks from Fort Knox senior leaders, a flag folding ceremony, 21-gun salute, a wreath laying ceremony and the playing of taps in honor of those who lost their lives during the events of 9/11. There will also be a ceremonial tolling of the Fort Knox Fire Station bell.

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