Ways To Honor & Remember This Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day to pause, honor, and remember those in the U.S. Armed Forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I have gathered a few local observances that you may be interested in attending this year.
Chesapeake
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 30 | 11AM
Chesapeake’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony presented by the Mayor’s Commission on Veterans Affairs.
Elizabeth City, NC
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 30 | 1PM
The Chief Petty Officers Association of Elizabeth City is hosting this ceremony at West Lawn Cemetery.
Portsmouth
May 30 | 10AM
A Portsmouth tradition since 1884, this is one of the oldest Memorial Day parades in the country.
Suffolk
May 30 | 10AM
Ceremony at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery.
Virginia Beach
Tidewater Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony
May 30 | 12PM
Capt. Samson C. Stevens, Sr. USCG is slated as keynote speaker at this ceremony at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial.
Williamsburg
Memorial Day Commemorative Program
May 30 | 10AM
Colonial Williamsburg will honor the men and women of the United States military who sacrificed their lives in defense of our nation with a traditional wreath-laying ceremony.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died.
Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
-GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON
I sincerely hope that you can attend a remembrance this year. If not, take a brief moment to mark the date with a quiet ‘thank you’ to those we have lost. Happy Memorial Day.
