Here are a list of the events in Chatham County, Memorial Day Weekend 2023:
Flags for the Fallen: 9:30 a.m. May 26, Opening ceremony at the National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air Force, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler, mightyeighth.org
"Savannah Salutes" Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: May 26-29, This patriotic four-day event will include a special Memorial Day presentation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars on the Montgomery Park Stage on May 29, 5 p.m., as well as free live music. Plant Riverside District, Savannah, savannahswaterfront.com
Cleaning at Bonaventure: 9 a.m., May 27, Legion Section O at Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Road, Thunderbolt, bonaventurehistorical.org
Vietnam Memorial: 6:30 p.m. May 28, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 host annual program honoring 106 fallen veterans from the Vietnam War of the Savannah area. Emmet Park, 4089 E. Bay St., Savannah, gosouthsavannah.com
Credit: Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News
Credit: Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News
Memorial Day, May 29:
Memorial Day Ceremony: 9:30 a.m., Hosted by American Legion Post 184, Bonaventure cemetery, Section O, 330 Bonaventure Road, Thunderbolt, americanlegionpost184.org
Memorial Day Ceremony: 10 a.m., Hosted by American Legion Post 322, Bloomingdale Veterans Freedom Park, 1 W. Hwy. 80, Bloomingdale, facebook.com/events/640043550004575/
Wreath Ceremony: 11 a.m., Wreath Laying Ceremony in Memorial Garden, National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air Force, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler, mightyeighth.org
Memorial Day Ceremony: 11 a.m. Hosted by City of Richmond Hill, J.F. Gregory Park, 521 Cedar St., Richmond Hill, richmondhill-ga.gov
Military Appreciation Days: Oatland Island Wildlife Center wants to honor those who have served and those who currently serve in our country's military by offering a day of free admission for those with a military ID or DD214. 711 Sandtown Road, Savannah, sccpss.com
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Honor the Fallen in Chatham County this Memorial Day Weekend
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