There will be numerous memorial events across the 3-day weekend….with
- Felton Remembers Parade And Covered Bridge Festival taking place tomorrow starting at 10 a-m.
- On Monday, the first annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Cemetery on the former Fort Ord will feature speeches from state and local leaders as well as the raising of the “Epic Flag.” Beginning at 8 a.m., the 2017 Epic Flag, escorted from the Veterans Cemetery to Arlington National Cemetery and flown over the Tomb of the Unknowns….will be raised over the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at 2900 Parker Flats Road in Seaside.
(The ceremony will include the presentation of the Colors by the Everett Alvarez High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Color Guard, with guest speakers Congressman Jimmy Panetta, state Sen. Bill Monning, state Assemblymember Anna Caballero, and Manager of the Veterans Cemetery Erica Chaney).
The 37th annual Civil War Battles & Encampment are scheduled to take place at Roaring Camp this weekend as well.