Norfolk Honors Veterans with Annual Ceremony

NORFOLK, Va. - The City of Norfolk invites residents to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's veterans with the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m.at MacArthur Memorial. A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the memorial rotunda.

Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D., will provide remarks. The featured speaker is Vice Adm. Doug G. Perry, Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk; Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence.

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony is proudly sponsored by the City of Norfolk, the MacArthur Memorial and the Mayor's Commission on Veterans' Affairs.

In honor of our veterans and to support the City of Norfolk's Veterans Day Ceremony, the MacArthur Memorial will be open on Monday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Admission is free.