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Yorktown will remember those who served at the following special ceremonies on Memorial Day.

Grace Church Memorial Day Ceremony

Monday, May 28, 2018 (10:00 – 11:00 AM)

The annual Memorial Day ceremony will start in the Church with a few prayers and remarks, playing of “Taps”, and then proceed to the cemetery to replace U.S. Flags on the graves of each of the 89 known veterans buried in the cemetery, including that of Gen. Thomas Nelson, Jr. – signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The cemetery is the eternal resting place of veterans from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, World Wars 1 & 2, Korea, Cold War, and Vietnam.  Military, families, and visitors are welcome, and encouraged to participate in the ceremony. 111 Church Street. Free. Contact: Lt. Col. Al Crane USAF (Ret) 757.867.8643

The York County Historical Committee Ceremony follows at adjacent York Hall at 12 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church. Free.  757.867.8643. Free. 757.898.3261

 

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown
Monday, May 28, 2018 (11:45 AM -12:45 PM)
Gallery at York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown, VA (map)
Memorial Day Ceremony at York Hall. Free. 757.898.9418

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Memorial Day Ceremony at York Hall
Monday, May 28, 2018 at 12 PM

Please join us as we honor the men and women who helped preserve our nation’s freedom and who died while serving in our Armed Forces. York Hall, 301 Main Street.
The Fifes and Drums of York Town will march to the site at the War Memorial on the grounds of York Hall, at 11:45 a.m. Keynote speaker is Col. David L. Ward, USA (Ret.), who served for 28 years as an Army Officer in the Military Intelligence Corps and is a teacher of Military History at the College of William & Mary.

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 824 will serve as the Color Guard.  Wreath laying ceremonies will be conducted by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13 and the Comte De Grasse Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.  Flags will be presented by the York High School Junior ROTC.  The ceremony includes the playing of “Taps.”The Memorial Day remembrance program is sponsored each year by the York County Historical Committee. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held indoors in York Hall’s second floor Board Meeting Room.

Free. 757.890.3500 Additional Information 

 

 

 

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