Date/Time
Date(s) - May 30, 2016
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Here is the Schedule of Events to be held by the Sutherland American Legion post 152:
9:00 am: Assembly of Color Bearers, Guards and Firing Squad at Legion
9:30 am: Ceremony at Liberty Cemetery
Ceremony Services:
Chaplin Prayer
Honoring & Decoration of Grave of Unknown Soldier
Firing Squad & Taps
Retire the Colors
10:00 am: Willoway Complex Dining Room
Coffee, Cookies and drink
Short Patriotic Program
Luminary Memorial Display
11:00 am: Ceremony at Waterman Cemetery
Order Of March:
Color Bearers & Guards
South O’Brien School Band
Legion Firing Squad
Legions & Auxiliary Members
Ceremony Services:
Selection by SOHS Band
National Anthem
Dedication of new Flags for Avenue of Flags
Chaplin Prayer
Honoring & Decoration of Grave of Unknown Soldier
Firing Squad
Retire the Colors
11:30 am: Program at the Sutherland Legion Hall
Opening Song – Sheila Weaver, Terran Ebel and Shirley Lenhart
Advancement of Colors – All rise
Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag by Audience
Welcome by Commander
Speakers:
Invocation: Father Tim Hogan
Gettysburg Address: Sam Nelson
Flanders Field: Amanda Litka
Patriotic Song
Speaker: Father Tim Hogan
Commander Poem: Come Visit my Grave
Benediction: Father Tim Hogan
Patriotic Song
Retire the Colors
Immediately following the program Legion Auxiliary will serve lunch in the lower level of the Legion Hall. Adults – $8.00 / children 10 & under – $4.00
4:00 pm: Take down flags and poles at Waterman Cemetery – ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED