Veterans Day Ceremony

About this event

To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63799 Join the City of Alexandria and the "Friends of Rocky Versace" on Wednesday, November 11, at 1 p.m. at Mount Vernon Recreation Center for the Annual Veterans Day Ceremony. This approximately one-hour indoor ceremony will feature patriotic music, recognition of Gold Star family members and U.S. military veterans in attendance, and the reading of the names of Alexandria's 68 Vietnam War Fallen Heroes. Qualified veterans will also have the opportunity to receive the DoD Vietnam Era Veterans Lapel Pin. The ceremony will honor and remember the posthumous Medal of Honor recipient and POW/MIA Captain Rocky Versace, along with the Alexandrians who died or remain missing in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Location: Mt. Vernon Rec Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave. Tags: Recreation, Recreation Centers Web resources: Veterans Day Ceremony 2026 https://www.virginia.org/event/veterans-day-ceremony-2026/41317/ Captain Rocky Versace Plaza & Vietnam Veterans Memorial https://www.alexandriava.gov/rpca/project/captain-rocky-versace-plaza-vietnam-veterans-memorial Mount Vernon Recreation Center https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation-centers/mount-vernon-recreation-center Captain Rocky Versace Plaza