Return to in-person Memorial Day ceremony comforts Richmond veteran

Hundreds of people attended the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.

It was the first in-person event at the memorial since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many events to go virtual in 2020.

DOZENS CAME TOGETHER MONDAY --AT THE COLONIAL HEIGHTS WARMEMORIAL -- TO COMMEMORATEMEMORIAL DAY.

I AM AGRTEFULTHAT SOMEONEPAVED ETH WAY FOR ME TO BE WHEREI AM TODAY.WITH PICTURES AND FLAGS IN THEGARDEN HONORING THOSE WHO'VELOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OFDUTY -- SPEECHES, SALUTES, ANDSONGS -- PAID TRIBUTE TO THEM.ORGANIZER -- AND ARMY VETERAN --RICHARD JEFFERSON SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT TOCOME TOGETHER ON THIS DAY INORDER TO NOT FORGET.SO WE DON'T FORGET THE YOUNGMEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE GONE OUTHERE AND GAVE ALL, YOU KNOW.SOME OF US GAVE SOME AND SOMEGAVE ALL.AROUND THE SAME TIME -- ASIMILAR SCENE IN EASTERN HENRICOCOUNTY -- AT SEVEN PINESNATIONAL CEMETERY -- TO HONORTHESE SOLDIERS BURIEDHERE AT SEVEN POUNDS THAT GAVETHE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR2 3