“The Department of Veterans Affairs rolled out a new feature on its digital, interactive virtual profiles for service members and veterans interred at VA cemeteries May 14 to begin the observance of Memorial Day. Now the public may leave comments or other messages of tribute on each veterans’ profiles through the Veterans Legacy Memorial program.”
“’This year, by necessity, will be different from past Memorial Day observances,’ said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. ‘While the department can’t hold large public ceremonies, VA will still honor veterans and service members with the solemn dignity and respect they have earned through their service and sacrifice.’”
“The VLM platform from the VA harnesses existing data of 3.7 million veterans from the National Cemetery Administration to create interactive virtual profiles that the public can view to memorialize veterans digitally…”
“The new features on VLM allow the public to leave tributes in three ways: as a direct entry on a veteran’s profile, as a reply to someone else’s tribute, or as a direct entry to a memento or photos…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Launches Veterans Legacy Memorial’s Next Phase for Memorial Day – By Amy Kluber, May 22, 2020. GovernmentCIO.
