Civil War Reconciliation Event
In recognition of the Civil War ending at 3:45. (When the surrender was signed according to historians.) Wreath laying at the Reconciliation Monument by the Flag Pavilion Chaplain Playing "Taps" on the trumpet
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Victory in Europe (VE) Day Commemoration
"Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe. (SOURCE: Wikipedia, Victory in Europe...
Memorial Day Commemoration
(Unfortunately, this event was canceled due to inclement weather.) Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. On this day, the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military are honored. Memorial Day originated in...
D-Day Invasion Commemoration
"Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the...
Independence Day Commemoration
On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later (July 4) delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, This ceremony commemorates America's birthday will occur at the Park's American Revolutionary War Memorial across from the...
Korean War Armistice Day
The Korean Armistice Agreement brought to an end over three years of tremendous fighting against communist expansionism and tyranny on the Korean Peninsula. WVMP will honor the the 23,600 Americans who were killed in action and the more than 103,000 who were wounded in the...
Desert Shield/Desert Storm Recognition Event
This ceremony will be held at the Operation Freedom Memorial and honors and remembers all those Americans who served in Desert Storm. Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This ceremony will occur at the Operation Freedom Memorial near the Arkansas River and include: Flag-lined sidewalk...
Victory Over Japan (VJ) Day Commemoration
Known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day,” the term is used to refer to September 2, 1945. On that date, the Empire of Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. (SOURCE: History.com, V-J Day.) WVMP will...
USS Porterfield DD 682 Reunion
The reunion includes a ceremony held at the USS Wichita Memorial (in WVMP down along the River towards the Keeper of the Plains statue). This ceremony will occur at the USS Wichita Memorial near the Arkansas River and include: Flag-lined sidewalk Color Guard "Taps," etc...
Berlin Airlift Commemoration
The Berlin Airlift was "a military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany, which at that time surrounded West Berlin, had cut off its supply routes. The United States joined with...