Several Memorial Day ceremonies set to pay homage to the fallen

Published 7:09 am Monday, May 30, 2022

: A wreath is placed in front of the veterans memorial during the Town of Nags Head’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies. This year’s ceremony will take place at 11 am on Monday, May 30, 2022 at Nags Head’s Town Hall at 5401 South Croatan Highway. Town of Nags Head photo

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Memorial Day is an annual federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Originally called Decoration Day, it originated during the American Civil War when people placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle with than a half dozen places claiming to be the birthplace of the holiday.

Memorial Day was declared a national holiday through an act of Congress in 1971 and while the weekend unofficially marks the beginning of the summer vacation season, the actual purpose is to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, all Outer Banks municipal and county offices will be closed with several ceremonies scheduled to pay homage to our nation’s veterans.

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Among them will be:

– 9 a.m. in Southern Shores at the cemetery behind Duck Woods Country Club on South Dogwood Trail.
– 10 a.m. in Kitty Hawk at Austin Cemetery near the end of West Kitty Hawk Road.
– 11 a.m. in Manteo at the Manteo Cemetery, 609 Wingina Street.
– 11 a.m. in Nags Head at the town’s Municipal Complex at 5401 South Croatan Highway (Mile Post 14) with a local armed forces veteran as the keynote speaker.
– 11:30 a.m. in Manteo at the Dare County Veterans Memorial next to the historic Dare County Courthouse at the intersection of Sir Walter Raleigh Street and Queen Elizabeth Avenue.
– 12:30 p.m. in Kill Devil Hills at the Veterans Memorial on Veterans Drive across from First Flight High School.

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