Kenai and Soldotna will hold Memorial Day Services to remember those who have served. This year, on Monday, May 26th, Memorial Day will have many local services to commemorate the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, many government and business offices will be closed.
The following are Memorial Day Services:
- 11:00 AM Kenai Cemetery – AVENUE OF FLAGS
- 1 PM Lief Hanson Park in Kenai – MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
- 2:00 PM Post 20 — OPEN HOUSE
- 2:15 PM Soldotna Cemetery– A FIRING OF THE SAULTE
- Following the service at Soldotna Cemetery, memorials will continue at Soldotna Creek Park- PURPLE HEART and IRON MIKE MEMORIAL LAYING OF WREATHS
- Around 3:15 PM, a free Veterans family BBQ will be at the Soldotna VFW Post.
“We have to remember them, not only them, but their families and the history. It’s something that we’ve got to remember all the time. We’ve lost thousands and thousands of people in the military who have served their country and continue to serve their country.” Said Soldotna City Mayor Paul Whitney.
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in the month of May.
According to the National Moment of Remembrance Act, passed in 2000, Americans are asked to pause whatever they are doing at 3 p.m., local time, to remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms of the United States of America.
