When/Where: Saturday, May 26th @ 10:30am – Parade Field Grounds of the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE  19701.

When/Where: Wednesday, May 30th @ 10:am – War Memorial Plaza, 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE  19720.

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs will like to invite you to their annual Memorial Day Ceremonies honoring all our fallen military members. On May 26th, the event will be hosted by the DAV – Disabled American Veterans, led by Commissioner Paul Lardizzone at the Delaware Veterans Cemetery. On May 30th, the event will be hosted by the DNG – Delaware National Guard, led by Vice Chair Angela Showell at the War Memorial Plaza (Delaware Bridge).

When/Where: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:30 am. Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware

The Delaware General Assembly welcomes Wreaths Across America to the First State for the 4th annual ceremony in Dover. “Delaware is proud to participate in the Wreaths Across America Program at our capital in Dover. The mission of the program is to remember, honor and teach, by laying wreaths on Monday, December 11, 2017, at the capitals in all 50 states, as well as at Arlington National Cemetery and all other veterans cemeteries, ” Senator Bruce C. Ennis, Chair, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.

REMEMBER our fallen U.S. veterans.

HONOR those who serve.

TEACH your children the value of freedom.

The national theme for 2017 is ‘I’m an American. Yes, I am.’

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

Veterans Day Service 

Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10:30am – The War Memorial Plaza/ DE Memorial Bridge – 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE  19720

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and the Disabled American Veterans are hosting this year’s Veterans Day Service. Please join us to pay tribute to all who have served and to all who are currently serving. (For more information, please contact the DCVA office at 302-739-2792)

What is a Veteran? A “VETERAN” -whether active duty, discharged, retired, reserve or guard- is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount of “up to, and including his/her life.”

It is a VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is a VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is a VETERAN, not a poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is a VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is a VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is a VETERAN, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.

Dover’s Veterans Day Parade – Saturday, Nov. 4th at 9:30 am – Downtown Dover (Loockerman St. to Federal St.)

WWI Monument Dedication – Saturday, Nov. 4th at 12:00 pm – Legislative Hall (411 Legislative Ave.)

eterans Day Parade through downtown Dover that kicks off at 9:30am. Parking is available all around Legislative Hall, which sits on Legislative Avenue between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North and South. Refreshments will follow the ceremony at the Delaware Public Archives adjacent to Legislative Hall. (For further information, please call (302) 744-4114 or email: Legislative.Council@delaware.gov)

2017 Parade Registration Form

WWI Dedication

When/Where: Friday, September 22, 2017 -Starting at 9am – 2pm. Schutte Park, 10 Electric Avenue, Dover, DE  19904

We would like to invite Delaware Veterans to attend our annual Stand Down event this year. Community and VA Services will be provided to all veterans. Federal, State and local service providers will be helping with housing, medical, dental, flu shorts, behavioral health, VA eligibility & benefits, haircuts, legal services, hot lunch, warm clothing and many great resources provided by our wonderful volunteers. Once you arrive, you’ll be met with our registration team that will ensure you have the necessary resources and information for the entire event. Please come join us again to support all our Delaware Veterans!

We are still accepting donations to this event. Donations can be sent to the “Delaware Veterans’ Stand Down” at 12385 Sussex Highway, Greenwood, DE  19950

For more information please contact: 302-349-4898 or ibjnavcret@hotmail.com

*Please see below for transportation pick-up locations.

Transportation Pick-up Locations