Memorial Day Ceremony
Posted by Dustin Horton // May 25, 2016 // News
Monday, May 30 at 10 AM – 12 PM
76 Main Street, Cortland, NY
City of Cortland veteran organizations host an annual Memorial Day Ceremony to honor and remember those who have fallen in the line of duty.
10:00am
Old Timers Band plays a patriotic medley
11:00am Memorial Ceremony
Presentation of colors opening the ceremony
Invocation
VFW Commander Thomas E. Margrave welcomes guests
Introduction of guest speaker: Major Patrick E. Blankenship,
U.S. Marine Corps, Executive Officer Cornell MROTC
Honor Guard ceremony – rifles fired; taps played
Closing remarks
Benediction
12:00pm Courthouse Memorial Park ceremony conducted by Cortland County V.A.
Services Director Carl Bullock
Placement of wreaths at the conflict markers and reading of the Mortuary Report
Taps
1:00pm Reception at the VFW. All are welcome.
