Richmonders and members of the U.S. military attended the Commonwealth Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond on Monday. Memorial Day, a federal holiday, typically is observed by mourning U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Virginia War Memorial, established in 1955, was originally dedicated to Virginians killed in World War II and the Korean War. In 1980, the Shrine was enlarged to honor Virginians killed in action in the Vietnam War.
