Patriotic music, flag displays, a rifle salute and fly-over will all be part of the 2016 Memorial Day Program at Willamette National Cemetery on May 30 at 10 a.m.
The Memorial Day Program includes music, a joint color guard to include all branches of the military, advancement of colors by veteran service organizations, vocal selections, Rifle salute by the Oregon Army National Guard, a Keynote speaker, fly-over by the Oregon Air National Guard, a static display of equipment donated by the Oregon Military Museum. This year’s Keynote speaker will be Major General Michael Stencel, Adjutant General, Oregon Military Department.
Attendance is expected to exceed 2,500. The ceremony will be held in the Assembly Area near the flagpole. More than 600 U.S. flags (donated by veterans’ families) will be flown along the Avenue of Flags. State flags will also be displayed.
On Thursday evening, May 26th, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. more than 1,200 scouts and parents of the Thunderbird Boy Scout District will gather at the cemetery and place small U.S. flags on approximately 148,000 gravesites. Flag placement will be preceded by a special patriotic program at the Assembly Area, including keynote speaker and band. This is the 48th year of Scout participation in this event.
Patriotic music, flag displays, a rifle salute and fly-over will all be part of the 2016 Memorial Day Program at Willamette National Cemetery on May 30 at 10 a.m.
The Memorial Day Program includes music, a joint color guard to include all branches of the military, advancement of colors by veteran service organizations, vocal selections, Rifle salute by the Oregon Army National Guard, a Keynote speaker, fly-over by the Oregon Air National Guard, a static display of equipment donated by the Oregon Military Museum. This year’s Keynote speaker will be Major General Michael Stencel, Adjutant General, Oregon Military Department.
Attendance is expected to exceed 2,500. The ceremony will be held in the Assembly Area near the flagpole. More than 600 U.S. flags (donated by veterans’ families) will be flown along the Avenue of Flags. State flags will also be displayed.
On Thursday evening, May 26th, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. more than 1,200 scouts and parents of the Thunderbird Boy Scout District will gather at the cemetery and place small U.S. flags on approximately 148,000 gravesites. Flag placement will be preceded by a special patriotic program at the Assembly Area, including keynote speaker and band. This is the 48th year of Scout participation in this event.
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