Three public ceremonies will be held in Lincoln on Memorial Day to pay tribute to fallen service men and women.
“We start at Wyuka Historical Cemetery at 8:30 in the morning, move to Lincoln Memorial Park and Cemetery at 11:30 and then we have a candlelight service at Veterans Garden at Antelope Park at 7:30 in the evening,” says Greg Osborn, co-chair of the Lincoln Memorial Day Observance Association.
He told LNK Today the ceremony at Wyuka will include a wreath casting honoring those lost at sea and the release of 1,000 red, white and blue balloons. Wreaths will also be cast at the Veterans Garden ceremony and Osborn says the program will start with a motorcycle procession by the American Legion riders.
The names of Veterans from Lancaster County who died in 2020 and 2021 will be read in the candlelight program at the Veterans Memorial Garden. Those attending any of the ceremonies are encouraged to bring lawn chairs