“A Century of Sacrifice:” Special NPS Memorial Day Weekend Program To Honor Fatalities from All Wars Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery

For more than one hundred years, fallen United States servicemembers were interred with honor at the Gettysburg National Cemetery. This Memorial Day weekend, explore some of the lesser-known stories of those who were laid to rest in this National Cemetery. Park rangers from Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site will discuss the creation and history of the Gettysburg National Cemetery and highlight the stories of several servicemembers from each of America’s armed conflicts from the Civil War through the war in Vietnam who were laid to rest in the cemetery from the 1860s through the early 1970s. 

As the final resting place for over 6,000 men and women who served the United States, Gettysburg National Cemetery is a fitting place to remember the meaning of Memorial Day and how the United States remembers its fallen.  

 

Join Park Rangers on Saturday, May 23, at 10 am for a free 90-minute guided walking tour of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, focusing on stories of some of the fallen servicemembers buried there.  

 

Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site are pleased to cosponsor this event. The program will begin at the Taneytown Road Entrance of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.