Independence Day 2025
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services is ready for Independence Day Weekend.
Over the Independence Day Weekend members of our team, and our families, will be participating in community and national celebrations. These include a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon, a boat parade in Maine, attending a veteran community gathering in South Carolina, volunteering at barbeques raising money for local veterans, precessions of colors, parades, concerts. What can you do?
- Participate in a local community celebrations or visit your local Veteran Cemetery and pay your respects.
- Share your photos and stories of your loved ones on our Dixon Center Facebook wall.
- Join Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Service in making a Memorial and Honorary Tribute.
- Plant a tree in honor of a member of your circle of friends or family that made the ultimate sacrifice.
As people start planning for the upcoming holiday weekend, please take time to reflect on the generations of men and women who have given everything for the freedoms we enjoy today.
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