After a more than two-year-long, $30 million renovation that touched nearly every part of the building and grounds, the Soldiers Memorial reopened downtown Saturday with fanfare and a host of new exhibits.
Saturday's ceremony on a chilly and cloudy morning began a weeklong series of events, that are free for veterans and active military. A Veterans Day Observance and Welcome Home Ceremony is slated to be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, the same day as the Veterans Day Parade.
