Friday, March 29, 2024 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and the Virginia War Memorial will hold a special Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to honor and recognize the service and sacrifice of Virginia’s Vietnam-era military veterans. The Open House will include the opportunity to visit the “50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” exhibit, which will close on April 11, 2024.  There will be continuous showing of the Memorial’s award-winning “Virginians At War” documentary films about the Vietnam War in the Reynolds Theater and docent-led tours of the inspiring Shrine of Memory ..read more

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  “0.9k for K-9s” To Celebrate Contributions Of Military & Service Dogs During Wartime  And In Local Communities Throughout History Dog owners are invited to bring their pets and participate in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2nd Annual “0.9k for K-9s” K-9 Veterans Day Memorial Dog Walk on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The Walk begins at 10 a.m. in the Heilman Amphitheater on and around the grounds of the Virginia War Memorial at 621 South Belvidere Street in downtown Richmond.  There is no fee to participate but pre-registration is required. The mission of the “0.9k for K-9s” is to ..read more

Virginia Women Veterans Week 2024 To Be Celebrated March 17-23   The contributions of women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military will be highlighted March 17-23, 2024 during Virginia Women Veterans Week. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the Commonwealth has officially set aside the third week of March during Women’s History Month to honor and recognize the more than 108,000 women veterans who call Virginia home – the largest percentage of women veterans per population size of any state. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host a Women ..read more

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed Charles (Chuck) Zingler as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS). Commissioner Zingler proudly served for nearly 30 years in the U.S. Navy including leadership positions afloat, ashore, overseas and in conflicts on three continents.  He has led and operated with personnel and organizations that include units from all branches of U.S. Armed Forces and many agencies in the Intelligence and National Security communities.  He has also served in key positions within the Navy, Combatant Commanders in Europe and in ..read more

The Commonwealth of Virginia officially renamed the Virginia Veterans Care Center as the Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center during a special ceremony held Tuesday, December 12 in Roanoke. Over 200 persons attended the ceremony and ribbon cutting including Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw, Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) Commissioner Daniel Gade, and the two Virginia military heroes for whom the 224-bed comprehensive nursing facility is now named – Colonel Paris D. Davis, (U.S. Army, Retired) and Captain Eu ..read more

  The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) and community partners will hold holiday wreath laying events on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Virginia’s three state veterans cemeteries: the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia, the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, and the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. At the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia, the annual wreath laying ceremony is scheduled for 12 p.m. in partnership with the Virginia Veterans Cemetery Wreath Committee, other community partners, and Wreaths Across America. Some parkin ..read more

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host a special renaming ceremony of the Virginia Veterans Care Center (VVCC) in Roanoke at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The Virginia Veterans Care Center will be officially renamed in honor of two military heroes with connections to the Commonwealth of Virginia.  The names of those to be recognized will be revealed during the ceremony. Dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 1992, the Virginia Veterans Care Center is a 224-bed comprehensive nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitative and long-term care options to qu ..read more

Public Invited To Honor & Remember Those Who Lost Their Lives During Surprise Attack That Resulted In United States Entering World War II in 1941   The Virginia War Memorial and the Navy League of the United States, Richmond Council, will co-host the 82nd Commonwealth’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 7, 2023.  The annual ceremony will be held outdoors in the Memorial’s Shrine of Memory – 20th Century at 621 South Belvidere Street, Richmond VA 22330. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Keynote speaker will be Commander Dennis Busse ..read more

(L-R) David Contreras, 8th grade homeschooled student in Henrico; Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears; Mia Ramos, 11th grade student at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax   Virginia War Memorial Announces Winners Of 2023 Veterans Day Student Essay ContestStudents from Fairfax County and Henrico County Honored  During 67th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Richmond   (Richmond) An eighth-grade student from Henrico County and a high school junior from Fairfax County were the first-place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2023 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest. The winners were anno ..read more