Memorial Day Services
Following is the schedule of events for Memorial Day services at Alma on Monday, May 29, 2023, sponsored by American Legion Post 224 and Auxiliary. The public is encouraged to attend all services held in honor of the men and women who gave their lives so that all may enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today as United States citizens.
Honor Guards
8:00am -- Assemble at the Alma Legion Hall
8:30am -- Departs for local cemeteries
Squad No. 1
8:45am -- Herold Cemetery
9:00am -- Cream Cemetery
9:15am -- Lincoln Cemetery
Squad No. 2
8:45am -- Mill Creek Cemetery
9:00am -- Tell Cemetery
9:20am -- Alma Memorial Cemetery
(There will be no parade -- Rides to cemetery will be available to Legion & Auxiliary members if needed)
10:30am -- Departs for Alma Cemetery
Program At Alma Public Cemetery
Welcome -- Gary Jepsen, Post 224 Commander
Prayer -- Felecia Decker, Post 224 Chaplain
Musical Selection -- Alma High School Band
Speaker -- Hon. Gary B. Schlosstein, Retired Circuit Court Judge
Musical Selection -- Alma High School Band
Reading of names of Deceased Veterans -- Felecia Decker, Post 224 Chaplain
Memorial Wreath -- Adelaide & Vivienne Brouillard, Junior Auxiliary members
Silence -- 30 Second in Honor of Dead
Reading: "In Flanders Fields" -- Karla Hoksch, Auxiliary Unit 224 President
America's Answer to "In Flanders Fields" -- Mya Stewart, Junior Auxiliary member
Star Spangled Banner -- Alma High School Band
Salute to the Dead -- Post 224 Honor Guard
Taps -- Post 224 Honor Guard Bugler
Echo -- Ashton Radatz, Alma High School Student
Closing -- Gary Jepsen, Post 224 Commander
