New Market Day Parade & Ceremony
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- Venue
- Virginia Military Institute
- Address
- Virginia Military Institute
- Letcher Ave to VMI Parade Grounds
- Lexington,
VA 24450
- Region Shenandoah Valley
- Locality Lexington City
- Date(s)/Time:
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (2:00 PM-3:30 PM)
- Thursday, May 15, 2014 (2:30 PM-3:30 PM)
- Phone: (540) 464-7207
- Visitor Center: (540) 463-3777
- Website www.vmi.edu
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Every May 15, the Virginia Military Institute honors those cadets who fought and died in the Battle of New Market. Cadets march in a full dress parade, roll is called for cadets who "died on the Field of Honor" and wreaths are placed on the graves of those buried on VMI grounds. Free and open to the public.
Last Updated: 7/23/2012 3:18 PM