Next date: Monday, May 30, 2022 | 08:00 PM
The Lincoln Memorial Day Observance Association invites you to honor and remember those who have sacrificed to serve our country.
Music, flags, Color Guards and acknowledgement of Veterans are common to all the programs.
Please bring your lawn chair.
Inclement Weather, Move to Auld Pavilion
Download the Memorial Day 2022 Program(PDF, 290KB) .
Music & Sound: Chris Myers, Lincoln Parks & Recreation
Ringing of the Liberty Bell: Shawn Quinn, Lincoln Parks & Recreation
Posting The Colors: VFW 131, 3606, 7722
Welcome & Introductions: Sändra Washington, Lincoln City Council Director
National Anthem: Catherine Bobst, Emily Chapman, Bryson Cole
Pledge of Allegiance: Marcy Haas, Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council, Events Committee Chair Events Committee Co-Chair
Invocation: Daniel K. Schroeder, PhD, Lincoln-Lancaster Chaplaincy Corps
History of Memorial Day: Diane Bartels, Veterans Memorial Garden, Events Committee, LMDOA
Acknowledgement of Veterans: Brendan Moore, LMDOA Co-Chair Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council, Facilities Committee Chair
Explanation of Acquiring Names: Ron Ruff, LMDOA
CandleLight Service: Erica Kutter, Treasurer, Blue Star Mothers Nebraska Chapter 2
Reading of Names 2021: Diane Bartels, Brendan Moore, Lisa Compton, Joyce Peck, Ron Ruff, Merle Thompson, Shannon White, Honorary Ed Hoffman & Merle Rudebusch
Song: “God Bless America”, Catherine Bobst, Emily Chapman, Bryson Cole
Reading of Names 2021: Diane Bartels, Brendan Moore, Lisa Compton, Joyce Peck, Ron Ruff, Merle Thompson, Shannon White, Honorary Ed Hoffman & Merle Rudebusch
Taps: Parker Averill & Kevin Murray
Retiring The Colors: VFW 131, 3606, 7722
Benediction: Daniel K. Schroeder, PhD, Lincoln-Lancaster Chaplaincy Corps
Closing: Lynn Johnson, Lincoln Parks & Recreation Director VMGAC Chair
Inclement Weather, Move to Auld Pavilion
8:30 am: Wyuka Cemetery Funeral Home: Wreath Casting Honoring Those Lost at Sea
9:00 am: Wyuka Cemetery Funeral Home Program: Wyuka Cemetery & Funeral Home Program
11:30am: Lincoln Memorial Park Funeral Home Program
Guest Speaker: Retired USAF Col Kenneth J. Brownell
Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park, 3200 Veterans Memorial Drive, Lincoln 68502 View Map
3200 Veterans Memorial Drive , Lincoln 68502
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