HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2016-05-17 Memorial Day Observance
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg to Celebrate Memorial Day with Observance at
Loudoun County Courthouse on Monday, May 30, 2016
Leesburg, VA (May 17, 2016) – The Town of Leesburg
will hold its annual Memorial Day Observance on
Monday, May 30, 2016, on the lawn of the Loudoun
County Courthouse in downtown Leesburg, beginning at
10:00am. Veterans, active duty military, their families
and members of the public are invited to join in this
tribute which will feature patriotic music and a
traditional rifle salute.
This year’s featured speaker is Lieutenant General John
A. Dubia, U.S. Army (Retired). General Dubia served
fourteen years of troop assignments and later, as
commanding General of the United States Army Field
Artillery Center and Commandant of the Field Artillery
School. General Dubia currently resides in Leesburg,
Virginia, and continues to support veterans. He serves on
the boards of the Fisher House Foundation based in Rockville, Maryland, and the Boulder Crest
Retreat in Bluemont, Virginia.
Following General Dubia’s remarks, wreaths will be laid at each of the war memorials in honor
of all soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who served in the defense of our country, in all
conflicts. Ceremony participants include Leesburg VFW Post #1177, the Ketoctin Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, S ons of the American
Revolution and United Daughters of the Confederacy, Loudoun Chapter #170, and several Boy
and Girl Scout Troops.
Market Street, from Church to Wirt Streets, and King Street, from Loudoun to North Streets,
will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 9:30am until the end of the ceremony at
approximately 11:30am. Event guests should park in the Leesburg Town Hall Parking Garage,
accessible from Loudoun Street. On-street parking within the street closure area will be
available for ceremony attendees with special needs.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the L oudoun County Senior
Center (102 North Street NW). To confirm the rain location or for more information regarding
the ceremony, please contact the Town of Leesburg’s Park and Recreation Department at 703-
777-1368 or visit www.idalee.org.
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