Memorial Day 2026

The Wilmington National Cemetery is the setting for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony sponsored by the New Hanover County Veterans Council. While the ceremony fits with the motto "Some Gave All, All Gave Some", the solemn part of the ceremony is the reading of the names of New Hanover County veterans that died in the past year. That number this year was 127, significantly reduced because some major funeral homes did not provide counts as they had in the past.

The assembly placed a memorial wreath among those of other patriotic, veteran, and service organizations.
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