Dickenson County Virginia World War 1 Centennial Commemoration Event 2

Friday, November 02, 2018, 12:00pm - 12:30pm

About The Event

Dickenson County Virginia World War 1 Centennial Commemoration Event 2

Wreath Laying Tribute to Dickenson County WW I "Doughboys." Student artists from Ridgeview High School will read the names of all sixteen Dickenson County, Virginia World War I Soldiers / "Doughboys" that served and gave their lives during "The Great War." Katie Robinson, a senior from Ridgeview High School, will read a famous World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD. One of the students from Ridgeview High School and a soldier from the Virginia Army National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Detail will place a wreath in front of the WW I section of the Dickenson County Military Veterans Memorial on the court house grounds. Taps will be played to conclude the ceremony. All military veterans and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend.


Contact : bob.linkous@att.net
Category: Commemoration & Memorial Events

 


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Dickenson County VA Court House
Admission FREE