Memorial Day Ceremony - 2021
Memorial Day Ceremony - 2021
- Start time: 10am
- Monday May 31, 2021 (Memorial Day)
- Sterling Veterans Memorial (the corner of West Holly and Sterling Blvd)
Sponsored by the Breckenridge – Peters – Wood American Legion Post 150, Sterling, VA
10am start time
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae
Memorial Day 2020
On Memorial Day this year, please remember our country's brave defenders who have given “the last full measure of devotion” for our country, for our Constitution, and for our way of life. We are limited in gathering together to honor our fallen, but we honor them all the more in our hearts. We will never stop from joining in spirit to honor those who died in service to our great nation. These challenging times do not diminish our gratitude for what they did — for making the ultimate sacrifice.
So, on this Memorial Day 2020, Post 150 honors all fallen service members, each one of whom gave a priceless gift to defend our freedom. Thank you. We salute you.
Memorial Day 2020
Due to current COVID restrictions, Post 150 will not be hosting a public Memorial Day ceremony this year. We will conduct a private wreath laying, and afterwards a short video of that ceremony will be posted here on our Post website and on Facebook at “American Legion Post 150”.
On Memorial Day this year, please remember our country's brave defenders who have given “the last full measure of devotion” for our country, for our Constitution, and for our way of life. We cannot gather together to honor our fallen, but we will honor them all the more in our hearts. The cancellation of our public ceremony does not stop us from joining in spirit to honor those who died in service to our great nation. These challenging times do not diminish our gratitude for what they did, for making the ultimate sacrifice.
So, on this Memorial Day 2020, Post 150 honors all fallen service members, each one of whom gave a priceless gift to defend our freedom. Thank you. We salute you.