MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS

The American Legion posts in Loyal and Greenwood and The Highground veterans memorial park west of Neillsville are planning annual Memorial Day services for May 30.

Loyal’s events will start at 10 a.m., when the Legion Color Guard will lead the high school band on a short parade into the city cemetery. The program will start thereafter, and will feature an address from Post 175 Commander Charlotte Avila. The program will also include the annual passing of the GAR flag from the senior class to the junior class, and laying of a wreath in honor of deceased veterans. A free lunch at the Legion Hall will follow the services.

In Greenwood, Wallis-Hinker-Brux Post 238 will begin its services at 10 a.m. with a parade from the Legion Hall on Main Street to the high school. The program at the high school will start at 10:15, and will feature an address from 7th District American Legion Commander-elect Phil Green of Sparta. The events will then move to the nearby city cemetery at 10:30, with the traditional laying of poppies on the memorial for each of the Greenwood veterans who died in the nation’s conflicts. The Legion Color Guard will then move on to St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Immanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery, and Holy Family Cemetery near Willard for similar services. The Post will serve charcoal chicken at the Legion Hall at the conclusion of the events.

At The Highground west of Neillsville, the Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., with the National Moment of Remembrance. The ceremony will include an address from Army National Guard veteran David Carlson. Earlier that day, motorcycle riders will converge on The Highground as the various legs of the 12th Annual Honor Ride come together. They will arrive and pass through a flag line as they enter the park shortly after 1:45 p.m.