JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Volunteers are welcome to join Wounded Warrior Project and Travis Manion Foundation for The Honor Project at the Jacksonville National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Hand-crafted Flags of Valor commemorative tokens will be placed at the resting places of fallen heroes and those who attend will be given the chance to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made.
The Honor Project is an annual event and is held at multiple sites throughout the country, including Jacksonville, Arlington National Cemetery as well as nearly a dozen other locations.
The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at Jacksonville National Cemetery, located at 4083 Lannie Road and will be followed by the laying of the tokens.
If you are interested in volunteering more information on how to register can be found on the Tavis Manion Foundation website here.
If your loved one is buried at one of the participating National Cemeteries you can also submit their information to have a volunteer pay tribute to them.
Wounded Warrior Project supports veterans as well as military families through a wide variety of programs. For more information about products and services available through Wounded Warrior Project, visit their website.
On Sunday, Army veteran Kevin Sosa stopped by Good Morning Jacksonville to describe the importance of Memorial Day and to describe why seeing rows of flags at gravesites in National Cemeteries is a significant sight to him.
"It puts life in a greater value, but it also teaches me to educate not just the community but to support our fellow veterans that everything they did do was for a purpose and they're still here for a reason," said Sosa, who served nine years in the Army.
Wounded Warrior Project is involved in a number of events throughout Northeast Florida on Memorial Day. Veterans and supporters will ride motorcycles with Adamec Harley Davidson from Jacksonville to St. Augustine. WWP will also have a presence at the City of Jacksonville's Memorial Day observance at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall as well as placing Flags of Valor tokens with Travis Manion Foundation at the Jacksonville National Cemetery.