To honor those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice, Louisiana’s five-state cemeteries and five veterans homes are each holding ceremonies this Memorial Day. Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Colonel Joey Strickland says it’s a solemn occasion for remembrance to honor those who’ve died and served in the military.
“In all of America’s wars, Louisiana is there in combat fighting for our freedom whenever it’s needed and I’m proud of our state,” said Strickland.
More than 7,500 veterans are interred at LDVA cemeteries.
This year the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a digital platform where you can honor fallen soldiers in your family. Strickland says it’s called the Veterans Legacy Memorial.
“Which is a special program to honor all fallen veterans by writing about their history and in that way no veteran ever dies,” said Strickland.
The online memorial site can be found at VA.gov/remember. Strickland says every veteran that’s interred at the state-run veterans’ cemeteries has a profile page that is automatically populated with their military service and cemetery information.
“It’s like a little mini-history. They can put a picture on there and write a paragraph or two about the service of their loved one and it will be kept in perpetuity, forever,” said Strickland.
The website also allows you to share the information you’ve added to the profile page on social media.
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