Drew Dixon
Jacksonville is one of the most prolific military towns in the country, a fact that will be recognized in a solemn and grand occasion on Memorial Day.
Capping off Memorial Day Weekend, an observance ceremony will begin Monday at 8 a.m. at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall, at 1145 E. Adams St. Downtown near EverBank Field stadium. After a pre-ceremony event, the full ceremony gets underway at 8:30 a.m. to honor America’s fallen service members from the First Coast area.
Music will fill the air commemorating the heroes of various conflicts the United States engaged in. The U.S. Navy Band Southeast will provide the sounds supporting the commemoration. The Voices of Jacksonville choir will also perform.
The keynote speaker will be U.S. Navy Vice Admiral, Retired, Mary Jackson.
The site of the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall is a unique feature for the city. It cost about $250,000 to erect and was established in 1995. The memorial is similar in nature to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C.
The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall features names of veterans originally from Jacksonville who’ve fallen in conflicts from seven branches of the U.S. military. There are already 1,700 names chiseled into the 65-foot-long black wall made of granite. There’s also an eternal flame in the front area of the wall, which is outdoors. All names are of those service personnel who died while on duty at the time of their death during a declared war since World War II.
The Jacksonville memorial wall is the largest of its kind in the United States outside of the Vietnam vets wall in the nation’s capital.
Jacksonville officials say free parking is available in parking lots J and P surrounding the stadium.
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rick whitaker
May 27, 2024 at 11:35 am
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May 27, 2024 at 1:27 pm
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May 28, 2024 at 5:10 am
I thought Seaman Rick Whitaker was a potato peeler or gray paint roller in the USN. Anyway thanks for your service you commie bastard and I salute all the brave men and women that gave up their lives so people could live free
rick whitaker
May 30, 2024 at 2:17 pm
HOWLER MONKEY , myself and my dead family members do not want any support or condolences from people like you or that earl nut. spouting maga cult lies blocks people like you and earl from the real world. you just stay in your maga lane, and i will be happy. trump has spoken as to how he sees the military and the service in general. he calls all of us losers, yet you support that. what does that make you look like? earl referring to me as a pfc 1st class, and you, as a potato peeler, just shows your negativity. btw, i did real well in the navy and won awards, so that makes you and earl’s comment look petty and small as usual. grow up. calling me a commie bastard is childish too. i’m a democratic socialist, that has nothing to do with communism or being a bastard.
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