Sergeant First Class Melvin Morris was one of the first Soldiers to don the 'green beret' at the command of President John F. Kennedy while at Fort Bragg in 1961.
The City of Carlsbad is proud to be working with members of the Eddy County Patriotic Association in planning our upcoming Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 31. The parade lineup will start at 8 a.m. at the school administration building (408 N. Canyon) and begin at 9 a.m. The parade will head down Canyon St. to Greene St. then go east on Greene to James Street and finally head south on James St. to the Carlsbad Memorial Veteran’s Park. We encourage everyone to participate. Please always keep in mind that Memorial Day is the day we honor those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Military.
The 2021 Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. on May 31 at 11:00 a.m Again this year the ceremony will be virtual with some limited attendance at the proceedings taking place from the Memorial’s E. Bruce Heilman Amphitheater and Shrine of Memory-Global War on Terrorism and Beyond. The ceremony is to be streamed live. Go to vawarmemorial.org for more information.
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Louisiana Military Museum Hosts Memorial Day Commemoration
This event is free and open to the public.
Posted: May 13, 2021 8:55 AM
Posted By: Sharlee Jacobs
Abbeville– The Louisiana Military Museum will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 31, 2021, from 11 am to 12:30 pm in honor of those service members who are no longer with us. This event is free and open to the public.
The Memorial Day ceremony will take place inside the museum and will include an inspiring keynote address, as well as the posting and retiring of the colors by the Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard and an explanation of the MIA/POW Table by the American Legion Vermilion Post #29.