Today is Memorial Day. It’s a day set aside annually to remember and commemorate those that fallen while serving and protecting this country. Memorials started Friday morning in Marion County with a flag raising ceremony at Graceland Cemetery. Bussey will hold a flag ceremony at 11am. In Melcher-Dallas and Pleasantville, the respective American Legion posts will hold memorials throughout the morning at various cemeteries. The public is invited to attend all memorial services tomorrow. The full schedule for those two posts is below:

Melcher-Dallas

Tickle Cemetery – 8:45am
St. Joseph Cemetery (Bauer) – 9am
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery (Germantown) – 9:15am
Dallas Cemetery – 9:40am
Fairview Cemetery – 9:50am
Township Road – 10:10am
Gosport Cemetery – 10:40am
Sacred Heart Cemetery (Melcher) – 11:00am
Melcher City Park – 11:45am

Pleasantville

Pleasantville Cemetery – 10am
Swan Cemetery – 10:30am
Spurgeon Cemetery – 11am