Waynesboro Police Notify Residents of Planned Cemetery Salute

Harrisonburg, VA, October 16, 2026 —

Waynesboro Police are notifying residents and a local school about a planned 21-gun salute during a military funeral at Riverview Cemetery.

The information provided does not identify the person being honored or specify when the funeral or salute is scheduled. It also does not name the school or explain how residents and school officials are being notified.

No details were provided about the planned salute’s timing, duration or any expected effects on nearby roads, school activities or cemetery access. The available information also does not say whether police have issued any instructions or requested that residents take specific steps.

The notice concerns a military funeral and a 21-gun salute at the cemetery, but further details about the service have not been provided. Without a date or time, residents and the school cannot be given a more specific schedule based on the information available.

Police are identified as the source of the notification, but no statement from the department was included. The name of the funeral’s organizers and any additional arrangements were also not provided. This account is limited to the details available: a salute is planned at Riverview Cemetery, and Waynesboro Police are notifying residents and a local school.

Story summarized from the original created by Olivia Williams on www.whsv.com, see more information here.

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