Memorial Day-Service of Remembrance

The Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum and the American Legion George Morris Post 129 will remember Memorial Day this year with the 8th Annual Service of Remembrance. The ceremony at Oak Harbor’s Maple Leaf Cemetery, 1961 NE 16th Ave, begins promptly at 10 am, with doors at 9 am. All community members are welcome to join us in person for our traditional and reverent Service of Remembrance, or online for our live broadcast on the Oak Harbor Memorial Day YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/@ohmemorialday).

According to Chairman Kelly Davidson, “Memorial Day is a relevant and somber holiday that gives us the opportunity to recognize veterans’ sacrifices; our services support those veterans and their families, who are grieving our nation’s heroes who sacrificed their all for our freedoms. All attendees to our service (in-person and online), will leave our event feeling they have honored our servicemen and -women’s legacy; and our youth participating will learn the value and importance of remembering our heritage through traditional, reverent reflection and dedication to mission. Since our first Service of Remembrance in 2019, our audience and participating organizations list has grown four-fold. Our community stands with our veteran neighbors and friends as we reflect on the difficulties of grief, of which we hope to salve with our continued dedication to hosting this important event, to honor those loved ones who paid the ultimate price.”