HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The federal government shutdown is impacting Veterans Day observances across the nation, including here in Hawaii.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday observed on Nov. 11.

This year, there will be no missing man formation flying above the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, as well as no 21-gun salutes and no military bands to honor our troops past and present for their call to duty.

“As most people know, we generally host our Veterans Day Ceremony up at Punchbowl and this year, the facility is going to inaccessible to us,” said Hollie Thomas, executive director at the Oahu Veterans Center.

Instead, there will be a scaled back observance that will still recognize Hawaii’s military veterans.

The center will host an alternative ceremony this

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