MARSHALL — Later this week, members of the public will take time to honor U.S. military veterans at a variety of programs in area communities.

This year, Veterans Day will be observed on Friday, but some events will also be held on other days. In Marshall, the annual Veterans Day program will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at the Marshall Adult Community Center, said Bruce Fuhrmann of the Marshall American Legion.

The keynote speaker at Saturday’s program will be Heidi Fier, Veteran Service Officer for Lyon County, Fuhrmann said.

Friday will also be the day that the first of four screenings of “The War To End All Wars — The Movie” will be held at the Lyon County Museum in Marshall. The Lyon County Museum is among the museums around the world showing the film as part of the “History Rocks” project. The Swedish metal band Sabaton created the movie in partnership with Yarnhub, an animation studio focused on historical content.

“The War To End All Wars — The Movie” tells stories from World War I, featuring music by Sabaton. The movie is 67 minutes long, and will have screenings at the museum at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10, 11, 17, and 18. There is limited seating, and viewers must register in advance by filling out a form available on the Lyon County Museum’s website, www.lyoncomuseum.org, and on the museum’s Facebook page. A free-will donation will be accepted.

Other communities around southwest Minnesota will also be observing Veterans Day this week. Below is a schedule of other area events:

Balaton

A program will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the tru Shrimp gymnasium. The keynote speaker will be Minnesota American Legion Chaplain Dean Knutson.

Canby

On Wednesday, a program will be held at noon in the student commons at the Canby campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The keynote speaker will be Andrew Hoffman.

A Veterans Day program will also be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the new gymnasium at Canby High School. FFA students will be serving breakfast for veterans from 7:30-9:30 a.m. in the old gymnasium. A free-will donation will be accepted.

Cottonwood

A program will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Lakeview School main gymnasium. The keynote speaker will be Chaplain Kelly Wasberg.

Granite Falls

A program will be held at 2:10 p.m. Thursday in the Espeland gym at YME Middle School/High School. Veterans are invited, and are asked to register in advance for a roll call.

Hendricks

A program will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hendricks Public School.

Ivanhoe

A program will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lincoln Elementary School. The keynote speaker will be Ron Glidden, and students will perform music.

Lake Benton

A Veterans Day concert will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lake Benton Public School.

Lynd

A program will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lynd Public School.

Minneota

A program will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, at the Minneota High School main gym.

Tracy

A program will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Tracy High School gymnasium.

Tyler

A program will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at RTR School. The keynote speaker will be Maj. Gen. Jeffrey P. Marlette.