Lincoln Veterans Set to Make Annual Veterans Day Walk from Memorial Stadium to Veterans Memorial Garden
Nov 10, 2026
Lincoln veteran Gailen Young (center with American flag) and other veterans gathered on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 for the start of the Veterans Walk for Recognition outside of Veterans Memorial Stadium at UNL. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR Nov. 9)–The 28th Veterans Walk will happen Wednesday st
arting at 9:30am outside the southwest corner of Memorial Stadium and end three-and-a-half miles later at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park.
According to Lincoln veteran and walk organizer Gailen Young, the walk will go from Memorial Stadium down 10th Street to “Q” Street, east to 11th Street and avoiding “O” Street because of construction. They will walk to “N” Street and eastward to Centennial Mall, down to “K” Street and the north side of the State Capitol, before heading down Capitol Parkway to 27th Street, over to “A” Street and eastward to Antelope Park, where the Veterans Memorial Garden is located.
The city’s Veterans Day’s Observance will then be held at 11am inside Auld Pavilion at Antelope Park.
Young encourages younger veterans to join in the walk and honor those who served.
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