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Volunteer Callout For 9/11 Service At Bay Pines National Cemetery

Following the day of events at the Veterans Affairs' campus, gravesite markers of fallen military service members will need to be cleaned.

BAY PINES, FL — Volunteers are needed at Bay Pines National Cemetery for the upcoming commemoration and day of service that will honor the memory of those who lost their lives 9/11.

Activities are scheduled Friday, Sept. 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. A brief ceremony will kick off the events at the Veterans Monument in the roundabout area of the cemetery at Veterans Affairs Bay Pines, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines. Following the ceremony that is expected to end at about noon, volunteers will assist cleaning ground gravesite markers. Cleaning supplies will be provided.

Bay Pines National Cemetery is partnering with the national non-profit, Carry The Load, for this day of service. If you would like to volunteer, advance registration is required at https://www.carrytheload.org/.

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