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Pembroke Pines Holds Its Veterans Day Ceremony at Dodge City Center

On Wednesday, November 11, Pembroke Pines holds a free Veterans Day Ceremony at the Charles F. Dodge City Center Memorial Park with colors, speakers, music and portraits.

By Nanci Gilbert, PA September 28, 2026
Event · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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The City of Pembroke Pines holds its Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, at the Charles F. Dodge City Center Memorial Park at 601 City Center Way. The free ceremony is open to the public and includes the presentation of colors, speakers, music and the Honoring Veterans Portrait Project. The city posts the confirmed start time on its events calendar close to the date.

Colors, music and portraits

The ceremony follows a familiar and moving order: the presentation of colors, speakers who put the day into words, and music that carries the emotion that speeches cannot. The Honoring Veterans Portrait Project adds a personal layer, putting faces and names to the service the community has gathered to thank. Families are welcome, and it is the kind of event that teaches children what the day means by showing them.

A place that remembers

Holding the ceremony at the City Center's memorial park gives the day a permanent home, not a temporary stage. The same grounds host the city's civic calendar all year, which means the veterans memorial is part of everyday Pembroke Pines life rather than an annual afterthought. For families choosing a community, a city that builds its observances into its central gathering place signals something real about its values.

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