Memorial Day events set in Longview, Kelso, Kalama, more
Ceremonies are scheduled throughout Cowlitz County on Memorial Day to honor U.S. military members who died while in service.
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This year, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 25.
Memorial Day has been a federal holiday since 1971, but the day of remembrance began more than a hundred years before, when people started decorating the graves of the hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers who died in the American Civil War.
Memorial Day Service
A guest casts a shadow over Paul Merchant Sr.'s gravesite at Whittle and Hubbard Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Castle Rock during a Memorial Day ceremony. Memorial Day events in Castle Rock, Silver Lake, Kelso, Kalama, and Longview are scheduled again this year.
Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
9 a.m., Monday, 1535 Mt. Brynion Rd., Kelso.
The ceremony is set to include a joint honor guard comprised of members of the Glen Hoyer Castle Rock American Legion Post 175 and Toutle Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars. A full rifle volley will be performed, and taps will be played.
Silver Lake Cemetery
About 10 a.m., Monday, near the 4000 block of Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, Silver Lake.
The ceremony is set to include a joint honor guard comprised of members of the Glen Hoyer Castle Rock American Legion Post 175 and Toutle Valley Veterans of Foreign War. A full rifle volley will be performed, and taps will be played.
Longview Memorial Park
11 a.m., Monday, 5050 Mt Solo Rd., Longview.
Longview American Legion Post 155 is set to host a roughly 30-minute ceremony. Retired Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson will sing the national anthem, and Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, will speak. Braun is also running for the Washington state 3rd congressional district in August's primary. The Mount St. Helens Marine Corps League Detachment 889 is set to perform a rifle volley, and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets are scheduled to display the colors.
IOOF Cemetery
11 a.m., Monday, Cemetery Road, Kalama.
Kalama VFW Post 10435 and Kalama American Legion Post 107 are set to host a ceremony emceed by Brian LaRoy. There will be a color guard and gun salute, and taps will be played.
Whittle Hubbard Cemetery
About 11 a.m., Monday, 315 Cemetery Rd., Castle Rock.
The ceremony is set to include a joint honor guard comprised of members of the Glen Hoyer Castle Rock American Legion Post 175 and Toutle Valley Veterans of Foreign War. A full rifle volley will be performed, and taps will be played.
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