UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 8:53 am ET
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A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (GSFMM) honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military is currently being planned in Berlin Connecticut. A groundbreaking celebration was held May 22, 2021 at 11:30 a.m EST.
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Seeing a large group of people who traveled across the state to be at a Gold Star Memorial Monument groundbreaking ceremony in Berlin on Saturday was bittersweet for many families. This is an important moment for us because very few people know what being a Gold Star family means, said Dorine Norko-Manlapit of Bridgeport. To have a memorial is a way to educate the community and spread awareness.
Virtual Memorial Day Ceremony in Montgomery County
Michelle Newell
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Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization (VSO) will host a virtual Memorial Day Ceremony this year on the Montgomery County, Tennessee and Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization Facebook pages on Memorial Day, May 31.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday set aside to remember service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving in the U.S. military. It is also a time to think about our Gold Star Families and the sacrifices they have made for our country.
“Every year there is a theme for the ceremony. My staff and I agreed this year’s focus would be on remembering our military veterans who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, too many of our veterans passed away alone in a nursing home, hospital bed or at home without family. This is just one small way we can honor them,” said VSO Director Andrew Kester.
/PRNewswire/ PBS multi award-winning NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT returns for a special presentation hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy.
WELLFLEET Cape Cod National Seashore operations will begin Memorial Day weekend with fewer COVID-19 restrictions, according to a press release. We are moving toward pre-pandemic experiences, Superintendent Brian Carlstrom wrote. While acknowledging pandemic protocols were changing, Carlstrom said the National Park Service will remain focused on keeping staff, volunteers and the public safe through wearing masks when appropriate, maintaining social distance, and observing capacity limits.”
Beginning May 29, fees will be collected on Saturdays and Sundays and on Memorial Day at Little Creek/Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, and Race Point and Herring Cove beaches in Provincetown. Nauset Light and Head of the Meadow beaches will be fee-free until June 17.