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Nationwide Memorial Day Events Planned for May 25, 2026

5/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled for Monday, May 25 2026 in many U.S. communities.
Dacula, Georgia will host a Memorial Day parade on that date.
A scout flag-planting ceremony will take place at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
New monuments will be unveiled at Hartford, Vermont’s Veterans Park and Freedom Memorial Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Veterans groups and officials will provide speakers, music, wreath-layings and refreshments at Jacksonville’s Veterans Memorial Wall and Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium.

History

Historical Context

General John A. Logan’s 1868 proclamation of Decoration Day on May 30, following Mary Ann Williams’s 1866 call, led to observances in 183 cemeteries across 27 states and later expanded to all U.S. wars. In 2026, Dacula, Georgia; Mount Vernon, Virginia; and Fayetteville, North Carolina hold parades and new monuments, backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and President Joe Biden.

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Story summary

Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled for Monday, May 25 2026 in many U.S. communities.
Dacula, Georgia will host a Memorial Day parade on that date.
A scout flag-planting ceremony will take place at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
New monuments will be unveiled at Hartford, Vermont’s Veterans Park and Freedom Memorial Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Veterans groups and officials will provide speakers, music, wreath-layings and refreshments at Jacksonville’s Veterans Memorial Wall and Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium.

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