Scott Conover pauses over the grave of his step-son, Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey, who died in Iraq in 2006, on Memorial Day 2007. Ceremonies this year will again honor the country's fallen servicemen and -women. Press file photo
Tracy veterans’ organizations are sponsoring the annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday to remember servicemen and -women who have died.
h rifles, and Tracy Community Band trumpeter Greg Wright will play taps.

Arlington: The city's annual Memorial Day Parade, featuring the Arlington High School marching band, begins at 10 a.m. Monday along Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington. American Legion Post 76 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1561 then plan to march to Arlington Cemetery, 20310 67th Ave. NE, for an 11 a.m. ceremony at the cemetery. The scheduled speaker is a retired Navy admiral. Earlier in the day, flags will hung at 6 a.m. at the cemetery, followed by breakfast at 7 a.m. at American Legion Post 76 Hall, 115 N. Olympic Ave. For more information, call Herb Singleton at 360-403-4953.
Darrington: A Memorial Day service by the Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Arlington

BY AMY CALDER WATERVILLE -- Wayne Elkins proudly served as a sergeant in the US Army in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. On Monday, the Winslow resident and

By Karen Colbenson Flags, parades and tributes to those who lives were lost while serving the nation will all be a part of the Memorial Day observance

Memorial Day is special. Images come to mind as a tune that reminds you of a particular event. Most of us can recall where we were at a particular moment in our life; when Pearl Harbor was bombed, when the North Koreans invaded South Korea, when World War II ended, when JFK was assassinated, or just recently when the Twin Towers were destroyed.
Memorial Day reminds me that freedom is not free.
't hesitate to look intently at the front page of the newspaper.

By The Tribune-Review • Flag ceremony and wreath laying: 11 am at the memorial on Carbon Street in Penn. Picnic and program will follow at the Penn Rod and

By DEAN BAKER, Columbian Staff Writer Clark County residents will mark Memorial Day on Monday with public speeches, flag salutes, patriotic music and

Morningside Memorial Gardens, 11800 University Av. NW., Coon Rapids. Anoka County Veterans Council will sponsor a service at 10 a.m. U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and state Rep. Denise Dittrich will speak. An 11:30 a.m. picnic is planned at Bunker Hills Park, Hwy. 14 and Foley Boulevard in Coon Rapids.
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epin Av., Minneapolis. 10:30 a.m. service at the Soldiers Memorial. Tours, exhibits, music and family activities from noon to 4 p.m. Call 612-822-2171 for more information.

By Ed Shannon, staff writer Memorial Day 2008 will be observed with special programs at area cemeteries with several parades, prayer services, speeches,

One of the many changes to the United States that came out of the Civil War was the observance of Memorial Day.
The tradition officially began in 1868, when Army Commander and Chief John Logan issued General Order No. 11, establishing May 30 as Decoration Day. Logan ordered that the day be set aside for the purpose of decorating the graves of the soldiers killed during the war.
966, the town of Waterloo, N.Y., was proclaimed as the days birthplace because the town held a celebration in 1866 honoring its local veterans.

The Hawley VFW Robert J. Drake Memorial Post 5823 Ladies’ Auxiliary, and American Legion Post 311, will be hosting a veteran’s service immediately before the parade which starts at 2 p.m. Sunday May 25, at the VFW grounds by Bingham Park.

Canton VFW Post 1984, Canton American Legion Post 16 and Fulton Co. Voiture 812, 40 and 8, will be putting flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day.
The schedule to do that is at noon Saturday, May 24, at White Chapel Memory Gardens. On Sunday, the groups will meet at 6 a.m. at VFW Post 1984 for coffee and doughnuts, then proceed to Greenwood Cemetery to put out flags.
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Fallen military men and women will be honored Monday with Memorial Day services in several area communities.
le Cemetery. The service will be conducted by members of American Legion Cole-Smith Post No. 350 in Spring Hill.
er Cemetery at 11 a.m. Sunday. More than 50 flags will make up the Avenue of Flags. Small U.S. flags will be placed on veterans’ graves, and the name of each veteran will be read. The Rev. January Kiefer, pastor of the New Lancaster United Methodist Church, will speak, and the service will also feature patriotic songs and readings.

Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, commemorates US men and women who have died in military service to their country.

By Beverly Van Buskirk Plymouth County American Legion and VFW posts will join with others across the United States in Memorial Day services Monday, May 26,

by Dean Cousino , last modified May 23. 2008 11:27AM Prayers, songs and gun salutes will be offered at a number of Memorial Day services planned this

Memorial Day remembrances will be held in many area communities. A list of services was printed in Thursday's edition. Here is a list of additional services, with all events on Monday unless noted otherwise:
Dodge Center: The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery and the Color and Honor Guard will proceed to the river in Wasioja to honor those buried at sea. There will be services at 10:30 a.m. at the Wasioja Wildwood Cemetery and 11:15 a.m. at the Ashland Cemetery.
h a parade from the Kenyon Marathon station, through the downtown area and to the cemetery.

A parade will begin at 10:30 am Monday in Central Bridge. After the parade, marchers will go to Esperance for a parade starting at 1:30 pm, with a memorial

Memorial Day services will be conducted Monday at both cemeteries in North Platte as well as at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial. There will also be services at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1504 is coordinating the Memorial Day programs at the North Platte Cemetery at 10 a.m. and at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens at 11 a.m.
. The Eustis Legion Post provides the preparation of the Avenue of Flags.

In Fort Morgan, the observance will start at 11 am at Riverside Cemetery on West Riverview Avenue. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved

By THe Record » "A Salute to God and Country: Memorial Day Commemoration," First Assembly of God Church, 486 Button Ave., Manteca. The "Welcome Home Heroes

South Bay and Harbor Area residents will honor those who have died in service to their country, as well as current and former members of the military, at several events throughout the weekend and Monday.
Here's a community-by-community rundown of local activities:
at around noon.

One of the longest standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500, which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911.
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Post 584, 1469 Timber St. S.E., and at American Legion Post 10, 1215 Pacific Blvd. S.E.

The Burnside Cemetery Association will hold a service on Sunday at 3 pm at the Burnside Cemetery. The guest speakers will be the Rev.

The Mason City Veterans Memorial Association has scheduled Memorial Day services on Monday, with assembly at 9:15 a.m. and services at 9:30 a.m. at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. The Mason City High School Concert Band will perform a prelude of music and the "Star Spangled Banner."
Invocation and benediction will be given by the Rev. James Miles of New Life Tabernacle. Chris Cary, Eagle Scout, will give the Gettysburg Address with Blake Craw, Life Scout, leading the group in the "Pledge of Allegiance."
gram at the University of Iowa.

By Kim Gritter The Vietnam veterans of VFW Post 3798 will present two Memorial Day programs in honor of America's fallen troops.