Merrill To Once Again Honor Local Veterans This Memorial Day
Next Monday (May 27th) is Memorial Day, and the city of Merrill is once again prepared to give special honor to the many who gave their lives for our freedom. Grave flags were placed at both Merrill Memorial and St Francis cemeteries yesterday (Monday, May 20th), and weather permitting the big flags will be raised at both venues on Monday, (May 27th) at 6AM.
The Merrill City Band will set up at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Memorial Day and will being playing at 10:30AM. The Memorial Ceremony will start at 11:00 AM, and will feature speaker Kevin Hermening, a former Marine who was taken prisoner during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The event is open to the public.