HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin served as the keynote speaker at the Virginia Fallen Firefighters and EMS Memorial Service at the Richmond Raceway Complex on Saturday.

Twelve fallen heroes were honored during the service, including a number of local first responders:

Carolyn Phipps, whose husband Jeff Phipps was a battalion chief with Hanover County, said at last year's event that being recognized during the event is a "huge honor."

"It's a very difficult thing to get through, but the support from your fire families, and as a whole the whole state of Virginia," Phipps said. "It's it's just an amazing support system and it's to come here and just to feel all the support and love that everybody surrounds you with to honor your hero."

2025 marked the 28th year for the event, wh

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