Photos: Veterans Day at the Nebraska State Fair
From a Veterans Celebration program to the demolition derby and Nebraska High School Rodeo, check out photos from the eleventh and final day of the Nebraska State Fair.
Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson speaks to a crowd at the Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day program on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson speaks to a crowd for the Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day program on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
Veteran David Munoz is wrapped in a quilt created to honor his service on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, during the Nebraska State Fair’s Veterans Day program in Grand Island.
Musician Jimmy Weber sings a medley of Armed Forces songs during the Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day program on Monday, September 7, 2026.
Chuck Varna, a Marine from Wichita, Kansas, sings along to “I’m Proud to be an American” on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, during the Nebraska State Fair’s Veterans Day program in Grand Island.
Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson speaks to a crowd for the Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day program on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
Doug Boldt, a Navy veteran from Calloway, Nebraska, claps for performances during the Veterans Day program on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
Audience members wave American flags during the Veterans Day program on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
Former astronaut Clayton Anderson shakes the hand of a veteran on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
Various American, Nebraskan and military flags are carried down Main Street at the Nebraska State Fair during the Veterans Day Celebration parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
Veteran bikers ride motorcycles in the parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A BMX rider high-fives audience members during the parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A BMX rider jumps over another bicyclist on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
People wave from—and to—a parade float on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
People carry American flags during the parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A parade participant rides a horse through Main Street at the Nebraska State Fair on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026
People gather to watch the demolition derby on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A car collides with another during the demolition derby on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo ties a goat during the final day of the Nebraska State Fair on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo rides a bull on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo rounds a pole turn on horseback on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo wrestles a steer on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo rounds a pole turn on horseback on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo ropes a calf on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
A participant in the Nebraska High School Rodeo ropes a calf on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
Clayton Anderson told Nebraska State Fair visitors how he found his place among astronauts, then honored veterans who answered a much tougher call.
