Sen. Moran Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell in Honor of Veterans Day with Marines & Veterans

Sen. Moran Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell in Honor of Veterans Day with Marines & Veterans Moran was the honorary bell ringer for a special Veterans Day Ceremony on board the USS Intrepid Tuesday, November 11, 2025 NEW YORK - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - rang the Nasdaq Exchange Opening Bell today in honor of Veterans Day with members of the U.S. Marine Corps and veterans on board the USS Intrepid in New York City. During the ceremony, Sen. Moran paid tribute to his father, Raymond Edwin Moran, a World War II veteran who served in the Army in North Africa and Italy.<_o3a_p> "Across America, from the prairies of my home state of Kansas to the skyline of New York City, people are expressing their gratitude and respect for those who serve our country today and for those who served our country in the past," said Sen. Moran. "I think sometimes we think we have no heroes. But we look to the basketball courts and the amphitheaters of musicians, whenever the person that we work with, or down the hall, or across the street, served our nation in uniform." "It wasn't too long ago that I was at the World War II Memorial, and I went to the Kansas pillar, and I thought of my dad back home in small-town western Kansas who was a World War II veteran, so I called him on my flip phone," continued Sen. Moran. "Fortunately, I got the answering machine, and I said, 'Dad, I'm at the World War II Memorial, built in your honor, and I want you to know that I respect you, I thank you for your service, Dad, and I love you.' " "We stand together as Americans, and say to those who serve in uniform, and those who served us in the past, we respect you, we thank you for your service, and we love you," concluded Sen. Moran.<_o3a_p> Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran's Remarks During Nasdaq Opening Bell <_o3a_p> To download a full video of the ceremony, click HERE.<_o3a_p> <_o3a_p> Sen. Moran's remarks as delivered: <_o3a_p> "It's such a privilege to be here on this Veterans Day. Across America, from the prairies of my home state of Kansas to the skyline of New York City, people are expressing their gratitude and respect for those who serve our country today and for those who served our country in the past. "Our country needs role models, needs to see what those who put country above self, or above politics, or above party, what difference they made, and we need to role model ourselves after them.<_o3a_p> "I think sometimes we think we have no heroes. But we look to the basketball courts and the amphitheaters of musicians, whenever the person that we work with, or down the hall, or across the street, served our nation in uniform. And today is the day, as we should every day, when we say, thank you for your service. "It wasn't too long ago that I was at the World War II Memorial, and I went to the Kansas pillar, and I thought of my dad back home in small town western Kansas who was a World War II veteran, so I called him on my flip phone. Fortunately, I got the answering machine, and I said, 'Dad, I'm at the World War II Memorial, built in your honor, and I want you to know that I respect you, I thank you for your service, Dad, and I love you.' "On my way to walking back to my office, my flip phone rang again. It was my dad, and he said, 'Gerald, what did you say? I couldn't understand you.' And so, I repeat what I told my dad today, because I can no longer repeat it to him. "And on behalf of all Americans, we on this day, and everyday hereafter, we stand together as Americans, and say to those who serve in uniform, and those who served us in the past, we respect you, we thank you for your service, and we love you. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America."<_o3a_p> # # #<_o3a_p> https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/11/sen-moran-rings-nasdaq-opening-bell-in-honor-of-veterans-day-with-marines-veterans Sign up for Email updates