At 11:00 am, there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park.
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This said, Veterans Day is an elaborate celebration as it becomes the day to conduct events to give thanks in addition to honor, military staff. Events to give thanks to military staff during Veterans Day vary though.
On this Memorial Day, we also want to salute the men and women who served in World War II and returned home to share the benefits of the Allied victory.
More than 2,700 veterans and their spouses are buried in the cemetery on Route 45.
After honoring fallen servicemen on Memorial Day this morning, local veterans and their families came together for a community barbeque.
This year’s theme was All gave some, Some gave all, as several veterans presented memorial wreaths for fallen brothers and sisters.
News of the vandalism came as another veterans-related memorial was reported damaged in Henderson, Kentucky.
“Memorial Day is a somber time for me”.
There was a touching tribute to EHS graduates who sacrificed their lives in the service of our country with pictures, flags and a pair of combat boots sitting below each picture.
“We have always taught our Scouts about duty and honor”, Jackson said.
The grandmother of 24 said she knows she’s not alone.
“As we stand in front of this memorial, we see our reflection and it’s as though we’re there again”, Dye said.
SIOUX CITY | For 85-year-old Leon Pfotenhauer, Memorial Day is a time of solemn remembrance. “They call upon us to exercise this God-given liberty and defend this God-given liberty for the succeeding generations”.
“Listening to the names being recited, I think, ‘My goodness, I went to school with them and he was an ornery son of gun and now he’s a hero, ‘” said Twila White, who passed out paper poppy flowers to those in attendance.
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Names were said aloud before “Taps” was played. He later added, “We must take solace that their lives were not lost in vain and be forever grateful for them giving us the greatest gift on earth – freedom”.
