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NPS/ L. Brewer
News Release Date: May 15, 2024
Contact:
Brendan Wilson, (601) 642-6881
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The National Park Service and the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park & Campaign will be hosting events at Vicksburg National Military Park in observance of Memorial Day.
Flag Placement in the National Cemetery
Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm. Check-in begins at 7:30am.
Registration is now open for Vicksburg National Military Park’s Memorial Day Flag Placement Event.
Located within Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 18,000 U.S. Veterans – 17,000 of those being Union Civil War soldiers – a number unmatched by any other National Cemetery.
Every year on the Friday before Memorial Day, a United States flag is placed at each individual grave site in remembrance of the sacrifice so many have made for our country. Join other volunteers, National Park Service staff, and the Friends of Vicksburg Military Park & Campaign in continuing this tradition.
Volunteers can register online via the following link: https://form.jotform.com/241293650687161
Registration closes on Tuesday, May 21 at midnight.
For more information on volunteering please contact: Sean Simpson, Friends of Vicksburg Military Park and Campaign; sean@friendsofvicksburg.org
Symphony at Sunset
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Time: 7:00pm
Vicksburg National Military Park is partnering with the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, Four Seasons of the Arts, and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) to provide an outdoor pops concert on the grounds of the park free of charge. There will also be kid friendly activity stations. The concert will be on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 7:00pm in front of the Vicksburg NMP Visitor Center at 3201 Clay Street. Tickets and registration are not required to attend the concert. For more information call the park at 601 636-0538
Last updated: May 15, 2024