SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Veterans Memorial Reef will honor 10 U.S. armed forces veterans during its annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony on May 16 in Southport, ahead of a burial at sea planned for May 18.
The ceremony is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fort Johnston-Southport Museum & Visitors Center on East Bay Street. The public is invited to attend.
The event is part of a weekend of activities recognizing veterans whose cremated remains will be placed at the Veterans Memorial Reef, located about five miles offshore near Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach…