Many events last year were canceled due to COVID-19. We are officially moving forward with events that were missed.
This year, Anderson County will hold an in-person ceremony for Memorial Day.
The 13th Annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program takes place at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 31. The program will be held on the front lawn of the Anderson County Courthouse on North Main Street.
Jason Deel, Major, U.S. Army, Retired, will be the keynote speaker. Mayor Terry Frank and State Representative John Ragan will also speak. The event will end with a ceremonial laying of a wreath.
“Memorial Day itself is sacred, and veterans need no reminder of the reason,” Leon Jaquet, director of Veterans Services, said. “But what about the general public and, more importantly, the next generations?”
American Legion Post 172 and Mayor Frank are providing breakfast biscuits at 9:30 a.m. before the event.
The 13th Annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program will be held on Memorial Day at 10 a.m. https://t.co/32mmQFLcRs
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