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Annual Memorial Day services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Monday.
The services will be conducted by John C. Peterson American Legion Post 49, James Sittler Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126 and Michael G. O'Connell Amvets Post 43.
The color guards, firing squad and other organizational units will form on Maple Avenue just outside the cemetery gate. The march into the cemetery will begin at 11 a.m. Any units that want to participate in the march into the cemetery should report at the gate by 10:30 a.m.
The program will be as follows: special instrumental music by the Warsaw Community High School band; posting of colors by American Legion, VFW and Amvets color guards; the pledge of allegiance; the national anthem by the WCHS band; invocation by Ken Locke, community ministries, Salvation Army director; memorial address by Jerry Hogan, commissioned officer United States Marine Corps, a Vietnam veteran and a member of American Legion and VFW; roll call of deceased veterans; benediction by Ken Locke; and the retirement of colors.
After the colors have been retired, the program will proceed to the Grand Army of the Republic Circle and the New American Legion Circle, where a simultaneous presentation of wreaths will be made by the American Legion and VFS Auxiliary presidents.
After the presentations, the American Legion firing squad will render a salute, followed by the playing of "Taps."
The program will then conclude at the original American Legion Circle, where a wreath also will be presented along with the guard salute and "Taps."
In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held at the American Legion home.
