Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen - May 27, 2024

Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country are honored at the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony May 27, 2024, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin delivered the keynote address, and retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, also spoke. Youngkin and Crenshaw, along with Ring and his wife Reverend Leigh Anne Ring, placed memorial wreaths to honor the fallen.

Sgt. Carter Cooper, the Virginia National Guard Soldier of the Year, 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 access control assistance for the event.

Read the AG’s Memorial Day message at ngpa.us/29777, and read about the VNG Soldiers lost to hostile enemy action since Sept. 11, 2001, at ngpa.us/29778.