Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen
Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country are honored at the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony May 26, 2025, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, as well as Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, with Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the VNG Command Senior Enlisted Leader, and Spc. Nicholas Warren, the VNG Soldier of the Year, placed memorial wreaths to honor the fallen.
Warren led the pledge of allegiance and the 29th Infantry Division Band provided music for the ceremony. Members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to provide parking assistance for the event.
Ring, Nye and Capt. Megan Guggisberg took part in the War Memorial’s marathon of reading the names of all of the nearly 12,000 Virginians remembered at the memorial.
Read the AG’s Memorial Day message at vngpao.info/mrxyrc43 , and read about the VNG Soldiers lost to hostile enemy action since Sept. 11, 2001, at vngpao.info/RememberTheFallen.
Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen
Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country are honored at the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony May 26, 2025, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, as well as Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, with Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the VNG Command Senior Enlisted Leader, and Spc. Nicholas Warren, the VNG Soldier of the Year, placed memorial wreaths to honor the fallen.
Warren led the pledge of allegiance and the 29th Infantry Division Band provided music for the ceremony. Members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to provide parking assistance for the event.
Ring, Nye and Capt. Megan Guggisberg took part in the War Memorial’s marathon of reading the names of all of the nearly 12,000 Virginians remembered at the memorial.
Read the AG’s Memorial Day message at vngpao.info/mrxyrc43 , and read about the VNG Soldiers lost to hostile enemy action since Sept. 11, 2001, at vngpao.info/RememberTheFallen.