RICHMOND, Va — Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement ahead of Memorial Day 2025.
“Our Commonwealth has a proud record of service to America’s founding principles and our common purpose. Without hesitation, Virginians have always answered the call to protect the promise of our nation — many even giving their lives for that promise.
“This weekend, we remember these Virginians who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedoms. We owe them our deepest gratitude for their immeasurable courage, heroism, and uncommon valor. I stand with Virginians across our Commonwealth as we remember those who never returned home.
“This Memorial Day, I am also thinking of the Virginians who have been lost to a service-connected injury or illness, Veterans who have died by suicide, and those who remain missing in action in foreign fields. And I am holding our Commonwealth’s Gold Star mothers, fathers, siblings, and spouses in my heart.
“Our American values are worth protecting. I am forever grateful for the bravery of these Virginians and Americans, whose lives are forever marked by their sense of commitment to their country and devotion to a higher purpose.”
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