Several cities throughout Hampton Roads will honor the sacrifice of the nation’s service members with Memorial Day events on Monday.
Here’s how government services will be impacted by the holiday.
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Chesapeake
Mayor’s Commission on Veterans Affairs will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday in front of City Hall.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will move into City Council chambers.
For more information, visit visitchesapeake.com.
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Norfolk
Service members to be honored
The city will honor the sacrifice of the nation’s service members during its annual Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony 2 p.m. Monday at Wisconsin Square, near the USS Wisconsin.
The event is co-sponsored by the Veterans Affairs Advisory Commission.
For more information, visit norfolk.gov.
Memorial Day parade and more
Larchmont-Edgewater Civic League will host its third annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday at Larchmont United Methodist Church, 1101 Jamestown Crescent.
Parade line-up (St. Patrick’s School’s parking lot) at 9:15 a.m.; parade starts at 10 a.m.; parade ends at 10:45 a.m.; followed by a wreath laying ceremony at 11:15 a.m. (on the greenspace).
The festival will also feature a 40-piece orchestra, community booths, Norfolk Fire Department Demo and more.
For more information, visit larchmontedgewater.org.
Honoring fallen service members
MacArthur Memorial will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Visitors can place a poppy on a memorial wreath in the MacArthur Memorial rotunda to honor a fallen service member and receive a flower and flag arrangement to place at a veteran’s grave or special site, while supplies last. Admission is free.
For more information, visit macarthurmemorial.org.
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Portsmouth
The city will have its annual Memorial Day parade honoring the sacrifices of the brave men and women in the United States Armed Forces 10 a.m. Monday. The parade will feature floats, marching bands, military units and travels on High Street from Peninsula Avenue (at I.C. Norcom High School) to Crawford Street.
For more information, visit portsvaevents.com/event/annual-memorial-day-parade.
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Suffolk
Virginia Department of Veterans Services will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 5310 Milners Road.
Attendees should arrive by 9:30 a.m. for parking and seating.
Prior to the cemetery ceremony, volunteers will place miniature American flags on gravesites.
American Legion Post 88 commander Dave Buchy will serve as emcee with music provided by singer Lily Morgan, bagpiper Andrew Lawrence and bugler Mark Hendrickson.
For more information, visit dvs.virginia.gov.
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Virginia Beach
The city will hold a ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St. In the case of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place inside the Convention Center.
The event is free and will also be livestreamed on the city’s website at virginiabeach.com/media.
Military commands and organizations are invited to bring wreaths on behalf of their organizations.
For more information, visit virginiabeach.gov/connect/news/virginia-beach-hosts-annual-memorial-day-ceremony.
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York County
The county will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony at noon Monday on the lawn of York Hall, 301 Main St., Yorktown. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors.
Prior to the ceremony, the Fifes and Drums of Yorktown will march to York Hall around 11:45 a.m.
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 824, will serve as the color guard. Wreath laying will be provided by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13; Comte de Grasse Chapter — Daughters of the American Revolution; and Moore House Society — Children of the American Revolution.
For more information, call 757-890-3800.
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