4 Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday in Clark County will honor members of all branches of the navy who’ve given their lives in service to our nation.
The vacation was first noticed as Ornament Day within the 1860s as a time to recollect fallen troopers of the Civil Conflict by adorning their graves with wreaths and flowers. Now, it’s a nationwide vacation that encompasses all United States service members who’ve died in any battle.
The Neighborhood Army Appreciation Committee in partnership with the Nationwide Park Service and the town of Vancouver will host a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at 10 a.m. on the Fort Vancouver Nationwide Historic Website parade grounds, 1501 Evergreen Blvd. Native dignitaries will communicate, and the Vancouver Neighborhood Live performance Band will carry out. Scorching canine and snacks shall be served following the ceremony. Further actions embody a Nationwide Park Service flag elevating at 9:30 a.m. and a Gold Star Households VIP reception from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. at Marshall Home, 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver. Study extra at cmac11.com.
Smith-Reynolds American Legion Publish 14’s occasion will start at 11 a.m. at 4607 N.E. St. James Highway, Vancouver. Sons of the American Legion Squadron 14, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 14, Boy Scouts Troop 320 and Patriot Guard Riders may also be there to put a wreath to honor the fallen. Snacks, espresso and punch shall be supplied. For extra particulars, name the submit at 360-696-2579 or go to fb.com/p/The-American-Legion-Smith-Reynolds-Publish-14-100031660664808.
The Battle Floor Metropolis Council invitations members of the neighborhood to pay tribute at 11 a.m. to the 31 Battle Floor-area service members enshrined on partitions of the memorial at Kiwanis Park, 422 S.W. Second Ave., Battle Floor. The ceremony will embody the presentation of the flags by cadets from the Battle Floor Excessive College Air Drive Junior ROTC program. The ceremony may also function trumpet music by Battle Floor Excessive College band member Rubyee MacPherson and bagpipe music by Logan Gillespie. Study extra at cityofbg.org.
American Legion Tum Tum Publish 168’s occasion begins at 10 a.m. in Amboy Territorial Park, 21400 N.E. 399th St. Publish 168 has hosted Memorial Day ceremonies for over 80 years. The ceremony is free and open to everybody to recollect those that gave all the pieces to guard our nation. Study extra at fb.com/amboyamericanlegion.
