Virginia Beach will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honor the country's veterans, prisoners of war and those missing in action (POW-MIA) with special events planned for Nov. 7-11, 2025.
Events which are free and open to the public include:
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The Moving Wall, a half-size traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., Nov. 7-11, 2025 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, located at 1000 19th Street in Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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Military vehicles, displays, mobile recording studio and more at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
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Annual Tidewater Veterans Day Parade, 9 a.m., Nov. 11, starting at 16th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach
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Annual Tidewater Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Nov. 11, at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
The events are co-sponsored by the City of Virginia Beach Mayor's Committee for Veterans (MCV), the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations (HRCVO) and Mission: POW-MIA, a nonprofit organization based in Chesapeake that works to achieve the fullest possible accounting of missing and unaccounted-for Americans from past conflicts.
The Vietnam War Commemoration is a national program authorized by Congress to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. The commemoration began on Memorial Day 2012 and concludes on Veterans Day 2025. The program's primary goal is to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.
For more information about these events and to stay up to date on details of other events as they are confirmed, please visit https://virginiabeach.gov/VeteransWeek
