Dublin Memorial Day Headstones 2025

Memorial Day is the holiday set aside each year to honor and remember the American service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our Nation. Memorial Day is also the day we join together to remember the families these heroes left behind. Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, 2026. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host Memorial Day Ceremonies at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond and at the state veterans cemeteries in Amelia, Dublin, and Suffolk. Citizens of all ages are invited and encouraged to attend and participate in one of these ceremonies. Admission and parking are free at all four locations listed below:

Richmond – Virginia War Memorial – Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony

In Richmond, the 70th annual Commonwealth’s Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 South Belvidere Street, Richmond, Va. 23220. Scheduled speakers include Virginia’s Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Honorable Timothy Williams, and the Adjutant General of Virginia, Major General James Ring. Virginia War Memorial Director Dr. Clay Mountcastle will serve as emcee and patriotic music will be provided by the 29th Division Fife and Drum Group. The 2026 recipients of the Memorial’s Marocchi Memorial Scholarships will also be announced. The Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony will be broadcast live on WTVR-TV CBS6.1 and CBS6.3 in Richmond and livestreamed on wtvr.com. 

Members of the public attending the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony are advised to arrive by 10:30 a.m. to be seated. Free parking will be available onsite and in the Afton Chemical Company surface lot at Belvidere and Spring Streets. The interior of the Memorial will be open for visitation on Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more details, please visit www.vawarmemorial.org or www.dvs.virginia.gov.

Amelia – Virginia Veterans Cemetery

In Amelia, at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery, 10300 Pridesville Road, Amelia Court House, Va. 23002, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Speakers include Virginia Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Lesley Kipling and State Senator Luther Cifers, III, Senate District 10. Matt Brink will serve as emcee and patriotic music will be provided by the 29th Division Band. The chapel at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia will be dedicated for Fireman First Class Andrew Schmitz of Richmond, who was killed at the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and was laid to rest in the Amelia cemetery in 2020. Attendees should arrive by 9:30 a.m. for parking and to be seated.

Dublin – Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery

In Dublin, at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, 5550 Bagging Plant Road, Dublin, Va. 24084, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Speakers include Major General William H. Seely, III, Commandant of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Captain Gary Powers, United States Navy (Ret) will serve as emcee. Music will be provided by the Pulaski County High School Brass Quartet. Co-sponsors of the ceremony are the members of the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery Volunteers. Attendees should arrive by 10:30 a.m. Shuttle service will be provided from Dublin Municipal Park.

Suffolk – Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery

In Suffolk, at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 5310 Milners Road, Suffolk, Va. 22334, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. The scheduled speakers include Sloane Rose, Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and Colonel Jay Krail, USMC (Ret). The ceremony’s emcee will be Dave Buchy, Commander, American Legion Post 88, and music will be sung by Lily Morgan. Attendees should arrive by 9:30 a.m. for parking and seating. Limited free parking available onsite.

Prior to each of the cemetery ceremonies, volunteers will place miniature American flags on each gravesite.