Memorial Day Weekend

While this weekend signals the start of summer, it is a time when veterans and families reflect, remember and honor those that sacrificed to give us the freedoms we enjoy. If you can, please do participate in some of the Memorial Day festivities in your area. Lena Memorial Day activities are following:

Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 - Memorial Day Weekend commences in Lena with “Poppy Days”. The American Legion Family (Legion, Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion) will be distributing poppies at various locations on these days.

Monday, May 28, Memorial Day - The American Legion Auxiliary will be serving breakfast from 7 – 9:30 AM at the Legion, located at 316 W. Main in Lena.

Memorial Day Parade 10 AM - The parade begins from the Legion home to Lena Burial Park and the Veterans’ Memorial. All veterans and active duty service men or women are welcome to join us in the march to the Veterans’ Memorial and back after the ceremony. If you wish to do this please be at the Legion by 9:45 AM at the latest. Also participating in the parade will be all members of the American Legion Family, Miss Poppy (Avery Baldauf), Boy Scout Troop 91, Le-Win High School band and Choir.

  

Memorial Day Program “For God and Country” – The program at the Veterans’ Memorial will be led by Lena American Legion Commander David Trumble. This program includes selections by the Le-Win High School Band and Choir. The Guest Speaker will be Pastor Rick Bader of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lena IL. The names of our departed comrades will be read by Robert Bing Wells, who has been doing this for many years. After the reading of names there will be a Firing Squad salute and playing of Taps. At the conclusion of the program we will march to the memorial on Main Street by the cannon for the playing of the National Anthem and raising of the flag there and then finish our march back to the Legion home at 316 W. Main.

In case of rain - the ceremony will be conducted in the Le-Win High School gymnasium.