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\"MemorialDay-FtSewardb\"<\/a>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Patriotic Council will sponsor Memorial Day Activities on Monday, beginning with a program at 9 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus.<\/p>\n

After the program a wreath will be lowered into the river at Nickeus Park bridge followed by the sounding of taps and a rifle salute honoring Navy veterans who gave their lives during military service and were buried at sea.<\/p>\n

Following the ceremony each of the cemeteries in Jamestown will be visited by a veterans organization that will lower the flag to the half-staff, and a wreath will be placed at the base of the flagpole. Taps will be sounded and closed with a benediction.<\/p>\n

After the ceremonies at the cemeteries are finished, everyone is invited to gather at the All Vets Club for a light, freewill lunch to honor the Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps and thank them for 55 years of service to the community.<\/p>\n

Everyone is invited to participate in honoring veterans who gave their lives for their country and all veterans who have served and to celebrate the Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps.<\/p>\n

Streeter Memorial Day program is Monday<\/p>\n

The Streeter Memorial Day Program will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Memorial Hall in Streeter.<\/p>\n

North Dakota American Legion Cmdr. Harold “Bud” Goldsmith of Streeter will be the guest speaker. The event will also feature music, patriotic readings, a demonstration on the correct way to fold the American flag and the POW\/MIA Empty Chair Remembrance Ceremony.<\/p>\n

A free barbecue lunch at the hall will follow the cemetery service. The program is sponsored by Streeter American Legion and Auxiliary.<\/p>\n

Kensal to hold Memorial Day observance<\/p>\n

Memorial Day services will be held in Kensal at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the school gym. John Florhaug Post #103 American Legion will be hosting the event. Guest speaker will be 4th District Vice Commander Roger Parsons. The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #103 will be paying tribute to deceased veterans at both the city cemetery and the Catholic cemetery following the service. A meal will be served at St. John\u2019s Catholic Church following the service.<\/p>\n

Governor Jack Dalrymple and First Lady Betsy Dalrymple will commemorate Memorial Day by attending a ceremony at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck beginning at 10 a.m. They will also attend a ceremony at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, south of Mandan, beginning at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n

MANDAN, N.D. \u2014 The 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at noon, Monday, May 30, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, located 6.5 miles south of Mandan on North Dakota Highway 1806. This annual event, hosted by the North Dakota National Guard, honors all deceased American servicemen and women and is free to the public. The theme, \u201cYour Service is Not Forgotten,\u201d commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

Participants should arrive early due to anticipated crowds. Lawn chairs are encouraged as seating is limited. Due to the large attendance anticipated and limited parking near the ceremony area, handicap-marked vehicles are encouraged to arrive before 11 a.m. Shuttle vans marked with yellow flashing lights on top will be available to transport attendees from parking areas to the ceremony. Attendees are encouraged not to drive large vehicles, such as recreational vehicles, campers or tow trailers due to constrained parking.<\/p>\n

Individuals not attending the ceremony, but dropping off flowers for Memorial Day grave decorations, need to arrive by 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s keynote speaker is Maj. Gen. Alan S. Dohrmann, N.D. National Guard adjutant general. The emcee is Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Nelsen, senior enlisted leader for the N.D. National Guard.<\/p>\n

Scheduled to render welcoming remarks are Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Rep. Kevin Cramer.<\/p>\n

Two UH-72A Lakota helicopters are scheduled to open the ceremony with a flyover. This aerial display, flown by Soldiers of the North Dakota National Guard, is a formal salute to the fallen military members at the cemetery. This will be the first public appearance of the Lakota helicopters since they were formally dedicated in September 2012 by the North Dakota National Guard and representatives of North Dakota\u2019s Tribal Nations.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota Army National Guard\u2019s Fargo-based 188th Army Band\u2019s \u201cBrass Quintet\u201d will perform \u201cThe Battle Hymn of the Republic\u201d as well as pre-ceremony music. Also participating in the ceremony are local Veteran organizations and the Bismarck Mounted Police, who will feature a caparisoned riderless horse with boots reversed in the stirrups to symbolize a fallen warrior that can no longer ride into battle.<\/p>\n

The national anthem will be performed by Ms. Jennifer Lyn and Taps by Mr. Harrison Fuller. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1326 will render a rifle salute volley and the North Dakota National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team will fire a 21-gun cannon salute with a World War I-era French 75-millimeter cannon. Pastor Kermit Culver, from the Bismarck-based Legacy United Methodist Church, and Chaplain (Col.) David Johnson, N.D. National Guard staff chaplain, will render Memorial Day prayers.<\/p>\n

Also in conjunction with Memorial Day, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park is hosting a Military Appreciation Day by offering free admission to military members, veterans and their families. Fort Abraham Lincoln is located adjacent to the N.D. Veterans Cemetery. For additional information, please call 701-667-6340.<\/p>\n

In support of the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, the Viet Nam Vets\/Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club is organizing a Memorial Day Veterans Honor Run at \u201cThe Shop\u201d (131 Airport Road) in Bismarck. Participants will leave Bismarck at 11 a.m., head west on Main Street, cross the Liberty Memorial Bridge to Mandan\u2019s Memorial Highway. After turning west on Mandan\u2019s 3rd Street SE, the motorcyclists will head south on North Dakota Highway 1806 until they reach the N.D. Veterans Cemetery. To participate in the run, please assemble between 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. All motorcyclists are invited to participate and no pre-coordination is required.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota Veterans Cemetery was established by an act of the 1989 North Dakota Legislative Assembly. The cemetery was opened July 1992, and is operated by the office of the North Dakota adjutant general.<\/p>\n

WHAT: 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony \u2013 North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
\nWHEN: May 30, 2016, at noon
\nWHERE: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, 6.5 miles south of Mandan, N.D.,
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Patriotic Council will sponsor Memorial Day Activities on Monday, beginning with a program at 9 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus. After the program a wreath will be lowered into the river at Nickeus Park bridge followed by the sounding of taps and a rifle salute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":101630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csicelebrations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101321"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101628,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101321\/revisions\/101628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/101630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}