American Legion Post 286 To Hold Memorial Day Service
May 15, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - American Legion Post 286 will hold a Memorial Day 2025 service at Holderman Park.
The ceremony will start at 9:45 a.m. with “America the Beautiful,” and then the Post 286 commander will open the ceremony at 10 a.m. After the national anthem and pledge are recited, Pastor J.P. Freeman will give the invocation.
Following the color guard march, the band playing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and Flanders Field recited by Gee Gee Tharp, honors to service members will take place at 10:20 a.m. Rex Tharp will then sing “America the Beautiful,” and then he will give the guest speech.
Raising and lowering of the flag as color guard fires and taps is played will be at 10:55 a.m., followed by the presentation of awards at 11 a.m.
The ceremony will wrap up with the reciting of names of fallen veterans at 11:05 a.m., benediction by Freeman, color guard retires off field and the commander closes the ceremony at 11:25 a.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - American Legion Post 286 will hold a Memorial Day 2025 service at Holderman Park.
The ceremony will start at 9:45 a.m. with “America the Beautiful,” and then the Post 286 commander will open the ceremony at 10 a.m. After the national anthem and pledge are recited, Pastor J.P. Freeman will give the invocation.
Following the color guard march, the band playing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and Flanders Field recited by Gee Gee Tharp, honors to service members will take place at 10:20 a.m. Rex Tharp will then sing “America the Beautiful,” and then he will give the guest speech.
Raising and lowering of the flag as color guard fires and taps is played will be at 10:55 a.m., followed by the presentation of awards at 11 a.m.
The ceremony will wrap up with the reciting of names of fallen veterans at 11:05 a.m., benediction by Freeman, color guard retires off field and the commander closes the ceremony at 11:25 a.m.