A Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony was held Sunday at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Washington County. The ceremony featured Commander Justin Jolley of the USCG Marine Safety Unit, Pittsburgh. Music was performed by the Canon-McMillan High School Band and Bella Voce Choir, the Pittsburgh South Hills Keystone Chorus and bagpiper Sean McCathy of […]
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Chicago honors fallen soldiers and their families at downtown Memorial Day parade, wreath-laying ceremony
Despite the often celebratory nature of Memorial Day, Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant reminded the hundreds gathered outside the Daley Center downtown that it’s a solemn day of observance for families and friends of armed service members who lost their lives defending the country. “Our Gold Star families .. reflect on the face and the voice […]
Orlando leaders, volunteers honor fallen veterans during annual wreath-laying ceremony
Orlando city leaders were joined by dozens of others last week to honor the city’s fallen veterans. They laid wreaths on the tombstones of veterans at Greenwood Cemetery. Volunteers did the same at more than 3,000 other veterans cemeteries across the country. Christmas forecast: Cloudy with a chance of storms in Central Florida It was […]