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Department of Veterans and Military Families

Moore-Miller Administration Honors Veterans, Service Members and Military Families Across the State for Memorial Day

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ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore and the Moore-Miller Administration today honored veterans, service members and their families' sacrifice with Memorial Day observances across the state.

“Memorial Day is a time to balm the wounds that never fully heal. This is a chance to remember not what took the lives of the fallen, but what gave them life: a love of service; a love of country; a knowledge that we are a nation worth fighting for,” said Gov. Moore. “Some passed recently. Some passed long ago. But all offer lessons about what it means to be a true American patriot. They remind us what courage looks like, and their legacy endures in every Marylander who serves.”

Governor Moore began the day with a roundtable discussion at Platoon 22 in Frederick, Maryland. Platoon 22 is a nonprofit veteran-focused service organization committed to ending veteran suicide by fostering meaningful connections and comprehensive support for veterans and military families. 
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The Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families provides in-person support in Frederick to veterans, dependents, and survivors through shared space in Platoon 22’s veteran services center. In Fiscal Year 2025 to date, the site has filed 685 VA claims and generated $4,461,589 in monetary benefits for veterans, dependents, and survivors.

Read the entire press release at governor.maryland.gov.