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By ALI ROCKETT Richmond Times-Dispatch Brenda Reese May held in her lap a pillow that said “My Son, My Hero” as his name was read aloud during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Monday. “Donald C. May Jr. killed in action in Iraq, from Richmond,” recited Clay Mountcastle, director of the memorial. A bell tolled, signaling that the Marine staff sergeant’s name had been added to the memorial’s panels, which honor the approximately 12,000 Virginians who have died in wars ranging from World War II to the ongoing conflicts in the Mid...

The Commonwealth's Memorial Day Ceremony took place on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia.

Since the last Memorial Day ceremony, the names of four Virginians have been added to the Shrine of Memory.

The Virginia War Memorial’s 65th annual Memorial Day ceremony was open to the public on Monday, as the state had eased physical distancing and capacity restrictions the previous Friday. 

University of Mary Washington alumnus and Edward Jones financing advisor Ben Maxwell has been named a principal with the firm’s holding company, The Jones Financial Companies.