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Yahoo
26-05-2025
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A Flower on Every Grave Event
Killeen, TX (FOX 44) – Victory for Veterans is proud to announce the return of its annual event, 'A Flower on Every Grave', now bigger and more impactful than ever. This is an initiative that invites volunteers, veterans' organizations, and community members to honor our fallen service members by placing flowers at their project seeks to ensure that no veteran is ever forgotten, symbolized by placing a flower as an expression of gratitude and remembrance. We spoke to C.W Horton, a veteran who reminds us why this day is so important. 'We want to keep in mind the price that has already been paid. It's not just paid by the veteran it's been paid by their children who grew up without parents. It's paid by their mothers and fathers that have given everything that they spent their life creating, so I think it's important that we honor them.' Join Victory for Veterans Monday, May 26th at 8 am at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery to honor those who have served. A ceremony will follow shortly after 9am hosted by the city of Killeen. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Veterans Administration partners with nonprofits to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
May 1 (UPI) -- The Veterans Administration will partner with a trio of nonprofits to honor veterans interred in the VA's national cemeteries, the administration announced Thursday. The VA said that, through the partnership with Carry The Load, the Travis Manion Foundation and Victory for Veterans, there will be at least 70,000 volunteers visiting 54 national veterans cemeteries on Memorial Day. "These collaborations allow us to express our collective appreciation for Veterans' service and sacrifice," said Ronald Walters, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. "Through shared efforts, we honor their legacy and ensure their stories are never forgotten." More than 5.4 million people are buried in VA national cemeteries, including more than 4 million ranging from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They include fallen soldiers and eligible family members. The VA encouraged people to visit the Veterans Legacy Memorial to share memories and stories about service members. VA officials said that, beginning May 1, Carry The Load Memorial May activities would see volunteers visiting 17 VA national cemeteries, traveling thousands of miles along three routes. This year's Travis Manion Foundation's "Honor Project" will be the largest in its history, with 2,500 volunteers visiting more than 50 cemeteries in more than 25 states throughout Memorial Day weekend, VA officials said. Meanwhile, volunteers with Victory for Veterans will recognize veterans by placing flowers on veterans' graves, VA officials said, adding that since 2021 the program has expanded to placing flowers at 10 VA national cemeteries.
