Veterans, service members, government leaders, loved ones and other citizens will gather in memory of Jacksonville’s fallen heroes at the City’s annual Memorial Day observance.
Music will be provided by the Navy Band Southeast and The Voices of Jacksonville. The keynote speaker will be VADM Mary Jackson, USN Retired.
Free parking is available in Lots J and P. This event, which takes place at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall (to which no new names have been added this year), is open to the public to honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in service to our country.
WHEN: Monday, May 27, 2024
8:30 a.m.; Pre-ceremony starts at 8 a.m.
WHERE: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall
1145 East Adams St., Jacksonville, FL 32202
PARKING: Free parking is available in Lots J & P
GENERAL: Veterans Memorial Wall Facts
- The monument was dedicated in November 1995.
- Serves as a tribute to 1,700 Jacksonville-area American heroes.
- The second largest memorial wall in the nation, only behind the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
- The only wall that honors veterans from all seven service branches, including the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and Space Force.
- Is a 65-foot-long, black, granite monument that stands behind a torch with an eternal flame.
- Contains the names of service members who lost their lives in duty since World War I.