LOW Veterans Club Honor Deceased Veterans on Memorial Day
by Fred Pulis, Communications Chairman
As the nation gets ready to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 28, the LOW Veterans Club will provide an impressive ceremony honoring those veterans who have died in active duty military service to their country. The approximately one-hour event starting at 11 AM at the flagpole in front of the Country Club will feature several ways of recognizing those individuals who paid the ultimate price of their lives for their country.
LOW residents and their guests are invited to witness the true meaning of Memorial Day. Some of the patriotic events include proper raising and lowering of the American Flag, reading of the names of deceased LOW veterans, description of the historic meaning of Memorial Day, and the presentation of the wreath.
The LOW Veterans Club will continue the nationwide observance by flying the American Flag at half-staff from dawn until noon. This ceremony commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday but started our as an event to honor Union soldiers who had died during the Civil War. The day was originally designated as Decoration Day but the current name of Memorial Day did not occur until after World War II.
Other patriotic activities prior to the National Holiday include Rolling Thunder XXXI which begins with a “blessing of the bikes” at the National Cathedral on May 25. Also, U. S. flags will be placed at more than 228,000 veteran headstones at Arlington National Cemetery.
