VA’s national cemeteries will host a National Day of Service on September 11 to honor our nation’s service members, police officers, fire fighters and first responders on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This day of service will take place at more than 60 national VA cemeteries and include opportunities for volunteers to clean headstones and participate in other beautification activities.
This is a great opportunity for team participation.
On this National Day of Service, all start times at the cemeteries are at 10 a.m. local time on Monday, September 11, except at these locations:
• Houston, North Carolina starts at 8 a.m., Saturday, September 9.
• Alexandria, Culpeper and Quantico in Virginia, as well as Baltimore, Maryland, start at 9 a.m. on September 11.
VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is again partnering with the non-profit Carry The Load to provide a meaningful volunteer opportunity to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. NCA also has some other non-profit organizations joining the event this year.
To learn more and view a list of participating cemeteries and start times, visit and register at Carry The Load’s National Day of Service and Remembrance page. Cleaning supplies and other materials will be provided. There is no cost to participate.
NCA also invites family, friends and loved ones to visit its Veterans Legacy Memorial on this day to post photos and tributes on a Veteran’s page. This digital platform, run by the National Cemetery Administration, is dedicated to the memory of more than 4.8 million Veterans interred at VA’s national cemeteries; VA’s grant-funded tribal, state and territory cemeteries; and two U.S. National Park Service cemeteries. The memorial’s interactive features allow people to remember Veterans by posting tributes and comments, uploading images and sharing a Veteran’s military timeline, achievements, biographical information, historical documents and more.
About 70,000 submissions have been made to the existing profile pages since the site was launched.
