9/11 Museum to offer free admission for veterans ahead of Memorial Day weekend

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. John Paluska, who was an 18-year-old college freshman on 9/11 before later serving as a Green Beret, recalls the sights and sounds of Ground Zero and explains why the 9/11 Memorial & Museum remains sacred ground for veterans. FIRST ON FOX: Ahead of Memorial Day, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum announced that all veterans will receive free admission beginning Friday, expanding a longstanding effort to honor Americans whose lives and military service were shaped by the Sept. 11 attacks. The museum said the expanded policy builds on its existing free admission program for active-duty military personnel and reflects the connection many post-9/11 veterans feel to the memorial site and museum. "For countless Americans, September 11, 2001, was a call to serve," 9/11 Memorial & Museum Chief Advancement and Communications Officer Josh Cherwin said in a statement p