Memorial Day events happening across the Piedmont Triad
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT May 20, 2025
Memorial Day events happening across the Piedmont Triad
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT May 20, 2025
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AS PART OF THOMASVILLE’S MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION. A LOCAL HISTORIAN HAS PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY TO HONOR THOSE FROM DAVIDSON COUNTY WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. WXII 12 IS CHRIS PETERSEN VISITED THE DISPLAY AT VETERANS POINT IN THOMASVILLE. THIS DISPLAY WAS LOVINGLY PUT TOGETHER BY LOCAL HISTORIAN JIM LITTLE AS A WAY TO HONOR THE FALLEN HEROES FROM DAVIDSON COUNTY. WE TOLD THEM WE WOULD NEVER FORGET, AND THIS IS MY WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE DON’T FORGET. JIM LITTLE HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN LIBRARIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCHING THE NAMES AND LOOKING FOR PICTURES OF THE 236 FALLEN HEROES FROM DAVIDSON COUNTY DATING BACK TO WORLD WAR ONE. THEY’RE NOT JUST PICTURES. THERE ARE PEOPLE THESE THESE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE SO MUCH FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR US. LITTLE SAYS THIS PASSION PROJECT WAS FILLED WITH EMOTION AS HE PUT TOGETHER THESE STORIES OF SACRIFICE FROM DAVIDSON COUNTY’S FIRST SOLDIER HONORED ODELL BARNES, WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1917, TO OUR LATEST FALLEN HERO, JOSHUA HARRIS, A NAVY SEAL WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN ON OCTOBER 30TH OF 2008. THERE WERE SOME REALLY SAD STORIES HERE, BUT THE THE TIME FOR SADNESS IS OVER. WE NEED TO HONOR THESE PEOPLE. WE NEED TO REMEMBER THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DID FOR US. KELLY JOHNSON SAYS LOOKING AT THIS DISPLAY MAKES HER THINK OF THE FAMILIES OF THESE HEROES WHO NEVER MADE IT HOME. THERE ARE PEOPLE TODAY WHO ARE GRIEVING KING, AND EVEN THOUGH US AS AMERICANS, WE CELEBRATE WITH COOKOUTS. AND I HEARD SOME FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT, I THINK WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR CELEBRATE TO BE A LITTLE MORE. UH, MEMORIALIZING. LITTLE SAYS IT DOES HIS HEART GOOD TO SEE FOLKS READING THE STORIES AND LOOKING AT THE PICTURES HE’S PUT TOGETHER, BUT HE WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW IT’S NOT ABOUT HIS EFFORTS, BUT THEIR SACRIFICE. IT’S ALL ABOUT THEM. IT’S NOT ABOUT ME. IT’S ABOUT THESE PEOPLE WHO SACRIFICED FOR US. LITTLE HOPES THAT HIS DISPLAY WILL BE A REMINDER TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES WHO MADE THE ULTIMA
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Memorial Day events happening across the Piedmont Triad
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT May 20, 2025
Editor's Note: Video above features Memorial Day event from 2024. Memorial Day weekend is approaching with parades and events to commemorate members of the U.S. military who have died while protecting and serving our country.Below is a list of events across the Triad:MAY 24:Vietnam Wall CeremonyLocation: North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial- I-85 at mile marker 100, ThomasvilleTime: 10 a.m.More information: Click hereGathering of WarriorsLocation: First Baptist Church- 11 Randolph Street, Thomasville Time: 5 p.m.More information: Click hereMemorial Day Celebration at West BendLocation: 5394 Williams Rd., LewisvilleTime: 1-10 p.m.More information: Click hereMAY 25:Winston-Salem Dash Memorial DayLocation: Truist StadiumTime: Gates open at 5:30; First pitch at 6:30More information: Click hereMemorial Day Cookout Hosted by CB's TavernLocation: 3870 Bethania Station Road, Winston-SalemTime: 5 p.m.More information: Click hereMAY 26:North Carolina Memorial Day ParadeLocation: Downtown ThomasvilleTime: 9 a.m. More information: Click hereCarolina Field of Honor Memorial Day EventLocation: 9652 W Market Street, KernersvilleTime: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.More information: Click hereRelated Coverage
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Editor's Note: Video above features Memorial Day event from 2024.
Memorial Day weekend is approaching with parades and events to commemorate members of the U.S. military who have died while protecting and serving our country.
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Below is a list of events across the Triad:
MAY 24:
- Vietnam Wall Ceremony
Location: North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial- I-85 at mile marker 100, Thomasville
Time: 10 a.m.
More information: Click here
- Gathering of Warriors
Location: First Baptist Church- 11 Randolph Street, Thomasville
Time: 5 p.m.
More information: Click here
- Memorial Day Celebration at West Bend
Location: 5394 Williams Rd., Lewisville
Time: 1-10 p.m.
More information: Click here
MAY 25:
- Winston-Salem Dash Memorial Day
Location: Truist Stadium
Time: Gates open at 5:30; First pitch at 6:30
More information: Click here
- Memorial Day Cookout Hosted by CB's Tavern
Location: 3870 Bethania Station Road, Winston-Salem
Time: 5 p.m.
More information: Click here
MAY 26:
- North Carolina Memorial Day Parade
Location: Downtown Thomasville
Time: 9 a.m.
More information: Click here
- Carolina Field of Honor Memorial Day Event
Location: 9652 W Market Street, Kernersville
Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
More information: Click here
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