2026 Memorial Day Ceremony

Memorial Day Ceremony 2024

Event Date

Location
Memorial Union North Courtyard

The Memorial Day Ceremony honors our Gold Star Aggies, those 136 students who lost their lives in military service from World War I to the present.

Thursday, May 21
Start Time: ceremony begins at 12:15 PM, with refreshments available starting at 12noon
Memorial Union North Courtyard
 

The formal program will include remarks from Vice Chancellor Pablo G Reguerin, a keynote address, and a ceremonial reading of the names of the Gold Star Aggies.

For more information on the event, please read the Dateline article about the upcoming ceremony. You may also visit The Golden Memory Book, an online archive of the 136 names that appear in the physical Golden Memory Book that resides in the Memorial Union on the UC Davis main campus.

Welcome Address: ASUCD President Amrita Julka
Color Guard: Shania Port, Caleb Hong, Zalba Choudhury, James West
National Anthem: Athena Tolentino 
Presentation of the Wreath: Jose Roa and Alfred Chan
Memorial Day Proclamation: Deputy Secretary of Veterans Services Roberto Herrera 
Welcome Speech: Vice Chancellor Pablo Reguerin
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rachel Russo
Reading of the Names: Dustin Mariano, Emma Lucca, Hannah Levin, Mariella Zamora, Kayla Imperial, Abril Flores Morales & Brandon White
Taps: Josiah Beardsley