Politics & Government
Municipality Of Anchorage: Public Invited To Memorial Day Ceremony
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5/19/2021
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) invitesthe public to a one-hour Memorial Day Ceremony to honor andcommemorate the men and women who have sacrificed their lives indevotion to liberty, freedom and democracy.
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9:30-10:30 a.m., Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021Delaney Park Strip veterans memorial
West 9th Avenue and I Street
The Anchorage Remembers ceremony includes patriotic music, spiritualwords, distinguished speakers and laying of wreaths to honor thefallen. Keynote speakers include The Honorable Austin Quinn-Davidson, acting mayor of Anchorage, and Major Gen. Peter Andrysiak, commanding general of the U.S. Army Alaska and deputy commander of the U.S. Alaskan Command.
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During the ceremony, the MOA Military and Veterans Affairs Commission will pay special tribute to a longtime community advocate for Alaska’s veterans and military.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information about the ceremony and commission tribute, contact Commission Chair Pam Beale at 907-720-3923 or visit the commission’s Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/MOAMilVetCommission/. The event logo is available as a JPG image.
Memorial Day Ceremony Flyer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – JOIN THE CITY OF ANCHORAGE FOR A ONE-HOUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT THE DOWNTOWN DELANEY PARK STRIP, BEGINNING 9:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, MAY 31. THE “ANCHORAGEREMEMBERS” MEMORIAL DAY EVENT FEATURES PATRIOTIC MUSIC, SPIRITUAL WORDS, AND WREATHLAYING TO HONOR THE FALLEN. SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
- CEREMONY HOST, ACTING ANCHORAGE MAYOR AUSTIN QUINN-DAVIDSON
- MAJOR GENERAL PETER ANDRYSIAK (An-dree-zee-ak), COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY ALASKA, AT JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON
THE CEREMONY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL PAM BEALE AT 907-720-3923, OR VISIT “ANCHORAGE REMEMBERS ITS MILITARY AND VETS” FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/MOAMilVetCommission/).
This press release was produced by the Municipality of Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.