Memorial Day Concert & Program at Carillon
Monday, May 30 4:00p at Carillon Grounds at Byrd Park, Richmond, VA
Head to the Carillon for a free concert and a wreath service honoring those who have served Virginia and the nation. The program will include a selection of patriotic music, presentation of a memorial wreath, and a concert on the Carillon bells by city Carillonneur Larry Robinson.
Retired veteran Dr. Dean Decker of the Richmond Memorial Rifle Squad will be the featured guest speaker and will present a program on the history of Memorial Day.
The 240-foot Carillon was built as a permanent memorial to the heroic efforts of Virginia’s World War I servicemen and servicewomen following the enactment of a World War Memorial Commission by the Virginia General Assembly in 1928. [via Richmond.com]











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