The Department of Veterans Affairs Willamette National Cemetery will host a solemn Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony, accompanied by speeches, and the playing of Taps.
Honored Speakers include: Jared Howard, director, Willamette National Cemetery; William Leady, assistant director, Willamette National Cemetery; Margaret Ayres,assistant director, Willamette National Cemetery All members of the local community are welcome to attend.
VA operates 155 national cemeteries and 34 soldiers’ lots and monument sites in 44 states and Puerto Rico. More than 5 million Americans, including Veterans of every war and conflict, are buried in VA cemeteries. VA also provides headstones, markers or medallions for Veterans buried in state, territorial and tribal Veterans cemeteries or interred in private cemeteries.
What: 2024 Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony
Who: Jared Howard, director, Willamette National Cemetery; William Leady, assistant director, Willamette National Cemetery; Margaret Ayres, assistant director, Willamette National Cemetery
When: Monday, May 27, 2024, at 10 a.m. Ceremony will last approx. 1 hour.
Where: Willamette National Cemetery
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