Mon May 28, 10:00 AM - Mon May 28, 11:00 AM
Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
500 Glen Ave, Salisbury, MD 21804
Community: Annapolis
Description
Area residents are invited to honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country at the 16th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony.
Event Details
Area residents are invited to honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country at the 16th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, to be held on Monday, May 28, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the Wicomico War Veterans' Memorial in front of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which is organized by members of the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved inside to the Civic Center’s Midway Room.
As part of the ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County JROTC, ringing of the Red Knights Memorial Bell, branch prayers, and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Veterans, as well as their families, will be recognized during the ceremony, including a special family tribute to Gold Star Mothers.
War Memorial Committee members will perform the Reading of Veterans Names, which recognizes those Wicomico County residents who have fallen in the line of service. The event is organized by Sgt. Ed Tattersall, U.S. Army, a Committee member.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which is organized by members of the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved inside to the Civic Center’s Midway Room.
As part of the ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County JROTC, ringing of the Red Knights Memorial Bell, branch prayers, and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Veterans, as well as their families, will be recognized during the ceremony, including a special family tribute to Gold Star Mothers.
War Memorial Committee members will perform the Reading of Veterans Names, which recognizes those Wicomico County residents who have fallen in the line of service. The event is organized by Sgt. Ed Tattersall, U.S. Army, a Committee member.