Retired Corps Major General Craig Crenshaw is Virginia’s Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. He spoke about sacrifice, remembering and supporting veterans. A powerful message.
WATCH: The importance of remembering
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Shots fired early Sunday morning in Fredericksurg
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PHOTOS: Lumineria 2023-Before dark @ the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
What the cemetery looks like before darkness
WATCH: Why the Fredericksburg National Cemetery is called a soldier’s cemetery
Retired Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Don Pfanz is author of the book, Where Valor Sleeps-A History of Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
PHOTOS: After the sun went down–2023 Lumineria
85% of the graves at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery are of unknown soldiers–mainly from the Civil War
WATCH: Taps @ the Luminaria
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
PHOTO: The Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg decorated for Memorial Day
The Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg decorated by The Ladies Memorial Association of Fredericksburg and volunteers.
PHOTOS: Get the National Cemetery ready for the Luminaria
Scouts and other volunteers were out early Saturday morning. The Luminaria is from 8-11.
PHOTOS: VFW Post 3103 places flags at Oak Hill Cemetery
Remembering those who served. Fredericksburg VFW Post 3103, Post Auxilary and guests placed flags at the graves of veterans at Oak Hill Cemetery on Saturday morning.
PHOTOS: Memorial Day observed in Stafford
Remembering sacrifice at the Armed Services Memorial on Friday morning
WATCH: Be sure to listen to some of the talks at the Luminaria on Saturday evening…
The annual Luminaria at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery on Lafayette Blvd. is Saturday 8-11.
WATCH: The making of the 2023 Luminaria print
The creation of the 2023 Luminaria print from the Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
PHOTOS: Stafford 5th graders pack out Pratt Park for DARE DAY
20th annual DARE Day in Stafford. Fifth graders in all Stafford County Schools gather at Pratt Park. They’re graduates of Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
WATCH: DARE Day in Stafford
DARE Day in Stafford. 5th graders at all county schools celebrate the end of the school year and on to middle school at Pratt Park.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg SPCA
Rachel Murray, Mary Cook and Allie Names talk about volunteer opportunities with the Fred SPCA–everything from walking dogs to doing laundry. fredspca.org
PHOTOS: Lunch @ Hunting Run
Upon further review…It looked initially like we’d take a few pictures of a Bald Eagle overlooking Hunting Run in Spotsylvania. But a closer look finds this is a Bald Eagle having lunch by Hunting Run.
WATCH: NPS historians reflect on the Luminaria
The Luminaria is Saturday night 8-11.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
From the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park: Beth Parnicza, Frank O’Reilly and John Launius preview the annual Luminaria Saturday night 8-11 and the Memorial Day program at noon at the National Cemetery.
PHOTOS: 2023 Marine Corps Historic Half
After a busy day with runners, the City now prepares to remember the fallen on Memorial Day weekend
PHOTOS: Marine Corps Historic Half: Hospital Hill
Big bad Hospital Hill?…Everyone who’s run it has a story. Torture, or challenge met..or a combination of the two.
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