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Columbus honors employee veterans at luncheon at National Veterans Memorial Museum

Columbus City Council · November 7, 2025
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Columbus City Council, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and museum and business partners gathered at the National Veterans Memorial Museum on Nov. 11 for a Veterans Day employee appreciation luncheon recognizing city employees who have served in the armed forces.

Columbus City Council, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and museum and business partners gathered at the National Veterans Memorial Museum on Nov. 11 for a Veterans Day employee appreciation luncheon recognizing city employees who have served in the armed forces.

The event included brief speeches from Gary Hensley, AVP of business operations and strategy at the museum; Council member Nancy Day Ochower, who chairs veterans affairs for Columbus City Council; City Attorney Zach Klein; and Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. Donatos provided the lunch and Donatos representative Kevin King handed out free pizzas and thanked attendees.

The museum framed its mission as centered on veterans’ lived experience. "We are a human museum around human storytelling," Gary Hensley said, and outlined three museum…

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