REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
Dubuque Honors Veterans at Annual Ceremony at ImOn Arena
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • November 11, 2026
About 300 people attended the American Legion Post 6 ceremony on Chaplain Schmitt Island, with more veteran events ahead this week.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Annual Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by Dubuque American Legion Post 6, held today inside ImOn Arena on Chaplain Schmitt Island
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Katie Kopp, U.S. Army veteran, VA psychologist, member of the Tri-State Women Warriors
- Performances by the East Dubuque Drum and Bugle Corps and the Dubuque Fire Pipe and Drums
- About 300 people attended
- Dubuque County Veterans Services annual Veterans Appreciation Supper: Thursday, Nov. 12, 5 to 7 p.m., Steeple Square
- Veterans Freedom Center free chili dinner: Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Kerper Boulevard
Dubuque marked Veterans Day today with the annual Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by Dubuque American Legion Post 6 inside ImOn Arena on Chaplain Schmitt Island, Radio Dubuque reports. The keynote speaker was Dr. Katie Kopp, a U.S. Army veteran, VA psychologist and member of the Tri-State Women Warriors. Performances by the East Dubuque Drum and Bugle Corps and the Dubuque Fire Pipe and Drums were part of the ceremony, which drew around 300 people. The week continues for local veterans: the Dubuque County Veterans Services annual Veterans Appreciation Supper runs Thursday night from 5 to 7 p.m. at Steeple Square, and the Veterans Freedom Center serves a free chili dinner Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the center on Kerper Boulevard.