Kansas Adjutant General's Department
Kansas National Guard soldiers and airmen will take part in a number of Memorial Day events and ceremonies across the state, including the following in our area.
Monday
Clifton – Staff Sgt. Luke Collins, 250th Forward Support Company, will be the guest speaker for a Memorial Day ceremony at Berner Memorial Park, 634 E. Parallel St. The program, hosted by the Clifton American Legion Post, begins at 10 a.m.
Galva – Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jeremy Bower, 35th Infantry Division, will give the invocation at a Memorial Day Remembrance at Empire Cemetery 1145 22nd Ave. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m.
McPherson – Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jeremy Bower, 35th Infantry Division, will deliver the invocation at a Memorial Day Remembrance at Crestwood Memorial Park, 1444 County Road 448 (Pawnee Rd.) The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. Bowers will also give the invocation for a Memorial Day Remembrance at McPherson Cemetery, 1601 Cemetery Dr. That ceremony will begin at 10:15 a.m.
Ottawa County – 1st Lt. Patrick Hill, 174th Field Feeding Platoon; Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Lockhart, 1st Battalion, 235th Regiment; Sgt. 1st Class Shaun Carter, 1st Battalion, 235th Regiment; and Staff Sgt. Matthew Vail, 995th Maintenance Company; will provide a color guard for three Memorial Day events in Ottawa County sponsored by Minneapolis VFW 3201: Ada, Kansas Fairview Cemetery memorial ceremony, N. 130th Road, beginning at 9 a.m.; Bennington, Bennington Cemetery memorial ceremony, 824 N. Nelson St, beginning at 9:45 a.m.; Minneapolis, Highland Cemetery memorial ceremony, Kansas Highway 106, beginning at 10:30 a.m.