Staff Writer
On Monday, May 25, the Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Caribou, will hold a Memorial Day program beginning at 1 p.m. The ceremonies will open with the presentation of Post Colors, directed by Carl R. McGlauflin, ceremony chairman followed by an invocation offered by Rev. Jim Morgan, the National Anthem presented by Gail Vreeland and a welcome offered by Harry C. Hafford, chairman of the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery Corporation.
Guest speakers during the program are to include: Sharon Campbell, regional representative for U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe; Phil Bosse, state office representative for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins; and Barbara Hayslett, district representative from U.S. Congressman Michael Michaud. Following these guest speakers, Gail Vreeland will present “God Bless America,”
Keynote speaker for the Memorial Day ceremony will be Chief Fred E. ‘Skip’ Ripley, representing the U.S. Coast Guard.
Other planned events throughout the afternoon program are to include the laying of the Memorial Wreath, a 21-gun salute and “Taps,” performed by Caribou High School Band members Jared Sleeper and Renee Dube.
For more information regarding the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou go to www.maineveteranscemeterycaribou.org.
