(Fredericksburg)- This Saturday night it’s the 21st annual luminaria at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery on Lafayette Blvd from 8-11.
The luminaria pays tribute to American soldiers who have given their lives for this country. To honor those soldiers, members of the Mattaponi and Aquia Districts of the Boy Scouts of America and the Commonwealth Council Girl Scouts of the USA will light 15,300 candles in the cemetery – one for each soldier buried there. In addition, a bugler will play “Taps” every 30 minutes throughout the evening.
Park staff posted throughout the cemetery will share the stories of soldiers at their final rest in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
Here are some pictures of the luminaria last year.
