Watch: Jacksonville holds virtual Memorial Day service

Unable to gather at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall due to COVID-19, the City of Jacksonville will hold a virtual Memorial Day service available to watch on the city’s social media channels — and below.

The program will contain remarks from Mayor Lenny Curry, local officials and military leadership, as well as musical selections from the Jacksonville Voices, Jacksonville Pipes & Drums and Navy Band Southeast. The event will also include the traditional wreath laying ceremony and more to honor Jacksonville’s war dead from all six military branches.

“This year’s observance is notably different than how Jacksonville normally honors our heroes on this sacred day,” said Mayor Lenny Curry. “As our city and communities throughout America work to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, we must still pause and reflect on those who lost their lives in service to our nation. Jacksonville will never forget their sacrifice.”