Jacksonville, FL — Their sacrifice will be honored by hundreds. The City of Jacksonville's annual Memorial Day observance is scheduled to begin at 9am today outside EverBank Field.
Four new names have been added to the almost 1,700 on the Veterans Memorial Wall that stands in honor of the service and sacrifice of those who died while on active duty.
They are: Christopher Colafati, Zachary Debeau, Micki Nixon and Wade Wilkenson.
Family members of the fallen will be joined by local dignitaries at the event.
The Veterans Memorial Wall contains the names of service members who lost their lives in duty since World War I. It was dedicated in November of 1995.
It is the second largest memorial wall in the nation, only behind the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Crews are busy setting up for today's #MemorialDay ceremony at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall. At 7:45 the names being added. pic.twitter.com/7KVt5BTfCn
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) May 29, 2017
Nearly 1,700 names are inscribed on the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall. AT 6:45 the names being added this #MemorialDay @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/AsL9YYxJiN
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) May 29, 2017
