Holiday Wreath Laying Ceremony Saturday
Annual Holiday Wreath Laying Ceremony
Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery In Dublin
1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023
What:
- Annual ceremony to place holiday wreaths on all graves of veterans and family members interred at state veterans cemetery.
- Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery is one of three state veterans cemeteries operated by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS).
- Ceremony and wreath laying in partnership with Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery Volunteers and other community partners.
- Members of the public and media invited and encouraged to attend and participate.
When:
- Saturday, December 16, 2023
- 1:00 p.m. EST
- Public should arrive at cemetery by 12:30 p.m.
Where:
- Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery
5550 Bagging Plant Road
Dublin, Va. 24084
- Disabled parking available on cemetery grounds on first-come, first-served basis
- Public parking available at Dublin Park directly across from cemetery with shuttle bus service beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Who:
- Master of Ceremonies: Capt. Gary Powers (U.S. Navy, Ret.)
- Keynote Speaker: Emil Moldovan, Commander, American Legion Post #58 & Navy veteran
- Lieutenant Colonel David Gilleran, (U.S. Army, Ret.)
- Benny Skeens, Mayor, Town of Dublin
- Virginia State Police Color Guard
- Virginia National Guard 29th Division Band
- Representatives of all military service branches and veteran-service organizations