(Spirit Lake)– Officials have announced plans for this year’s Memorial Day program in Spirit Lake.
Planners say this year’s event will feature a flyover by a Fighting Falcon F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force 132nd Fighter Squadron in Des Moines. The flyover will immediately follow the playing of the National Anthem by the Spirit Lake High School Band at 9:50 A.M.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Major Melanie Englert, Special Assistant to the Chief of Outreach, Public Affairs at the U.S. Strategic Command at Offut Air Force Base in Omaha.
Major Melanie Englert, Special Assistant to the Chief of Outreach, Public Affairs at the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha
The annual Memorial Day parade will follow the program. It will be concluded with a hotdog feed at the Spirit Lake VFW Memorial Hall.
The program will once again be held in the area of the Veteran’s Plaza on the east side of the Dickinson county courthouse. It will be moved to the Sami Center in the event of rain.
Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th.
