The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will host the Never Forget Garden Dedication on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge. This event is significant as it also commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Governor John Bel Edwards will join us as the keynote speaker at this event.
The National Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has enlisted the American Rose Society to encourage the creation of Never Forget Gardens to ensure the millions of American service members are forever honored and remembered. The garden is a statewide volunteer project by Louisiana members of the American Rose Society, the Louisiana Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Louisiana Garden Club Federation.
Please RSVP to veteran@la.gov by Friday, Nov. 5.