EVERETT—The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Ceremony to honor the brave men and women who died in war that will be held 11 a.m., Monday, May 26, Pacific Rim Plaza at the Port of Everett, located at 1028 13th Street (Pacific Rim Plaza is located on the south side of Hotel Indigo).
The ceremony will include the singing of the National Anthem, a reading of a Memorial Day Proclamation by Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, remarks by Port of Everett Commissioner Glen Bachman, keynote speaker Captain Stacy Wuthier of Naval Station Everett, presentation of colors, taps, the playing of Amazing Grace on bag pipes, and an invocation and benediction by Chaplin Matheny.
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, has its origins a few years after the end of the Civil War. The holiday originally only honored those who served in the Civil War, but that changed during World War I when the focus shifted to all military service members that lost their lives in any war.
Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, and congress passed a law recognizing it as a federal holiday to be observed on the last Monday in May. This law went into effect, and Memorial Day has been a federal holiday since 1971.
This will be the second time the ceremony will be held at Pacific Rim Plaza within the Port of Everett. Naval Station Everett, homeport to hundreds of sailors and civilians, is located just a third of a mile from Pacific Rim Plaza.
This year’s Memorial Day Ceremony was made possible by a collaboration between the Port of Everett, the City of Everett, Everett July Fourth Foundation members Restaurateur Kerri Lonergan-Dreke and Everett Councilman Scott Bader, Businessowner Linda Smith, Lt. Colonel Dan Mathews, retired Air Force, Brett Lane owner of Vinyl Lab NW, and the Lynnwood Times.
Sponsors for the event include Port of Everett, City of Everrett, Everett July Fourth Foundation, Hook & Cleaver Mukilteo, Audio Engineers Northwest, BT Development, Electroimpact, and the Lynnwood Times.
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Thank you for honoring the men and women who sacrificed their lives defending our great nation.
You are welcome.