Museum Honors Veterans Day by Offering Free Admission to Veterans during November
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Hall of Famers’ service to their country year-round in the iconic Plaque Gallery.
And during November, the Hall of Fame will offer all military Veterans free admission to the home of baseball in Cooperstown.
All Veterans will be admitted to the Museum free of charge in November with proof of Veteran status that includes one of the following:
- U.S. Department of Defense Form 214
- NOAA Form 56-16
- Public Health Service Form 1867
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs ID Card
- New York State Driver's License with Veteran distinguishing mark
On Monday, Nov. 11, the Museum will celebrate Veterans Day with a 9:30 a.m. program in the Grandstand Theater recognizing a visiting group of sailors from the USS Cooperstown, a United States Navy-commissioned Freedom-class littoral combat ship homeported in Mayport, Fla. The USS Cooperstown's namesake honors the 70 Hall of Famers who served the United States during wartime. This heritage is reflected in the ship’s motto, “America’s Away Team.”
The program, which is free and open to all with Museum admission, will feature a look at the connection between the Hall of Fame, the military and baseball and an artifact spotlight with a Museum curator. The sailors will then take part in Cooperstown’s Veterans Day Parade, which begins at 11 a.m. right outside the Museum on Main Street.
Following the month of November, the Hall of Fame will continue to provide 20-year career retired military and active duty military with free Museum admission every day the Hall of Fame is open, with all other Veterans also receiving discounted admission each day.
Seventy of the 346 Hall of Famers interrupted their baseball careers for military service, and each is recognized with a medallion below their plaque in the Museum’s Plaque Gallery.