Memorial Day 🌹 Falls Church; ViVa! Vienna!
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Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day
Photos from 🌹 Memorial Day 2024
Below: Mayor Kenny Alexander and Congressman Bobby Scott today in Norfolk, Governor Glenn Youngkin at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Vice President Kamala Harris at Arlington Cemetery and Congressman Scott at the Victory Arch in Newport News.
ViVa! Vienna! Virginia’s Lt. Governor Winsome Sears spoke at the annual ViVa! Vienna! charity event which is in its 40th year. Proceeds from ViVa! Vienna!, which is hosted by The Rotary Club of Vienna, support over 70 local organizations.
Above: Lt. Gov. Sears and her husband, Terence, greet dignitaries before the Memorial Day program at ViVa! Vienna! State Senator Saddam Salim and Delegate Holly Seibold were also on stage.
Memorial Day 2024 in Falls Church
The 42nd Annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival honored heroes and featured a lengthy parade down Park Avenue attended by many in the community.
A few of the vendors at the Falls Church Memorial Day Festival and Parade. Below: Quilts, jewelry, art, visit kathleeno2 on Instagram.
Below: ⛟ Midnite Express Soulfood based in Hampton, Virginia enjoyed a steady stream of customers. Midnite Express Soulfood will be making an appearance at Williamsburg's 2nd Annual Food Truck Festival on June 2, 2024 at the Williamsburg Community Building at 401 North Boundary Street in Williamsburg.
Below: Johnson Family Funnel Cakes, based in Maryland, was another big attraction on a Memorial Day where Falls Church once again hosted one of the most popular and well attended Memorial Day parades in Northern Virginia.
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