American Legion Announces OV Memorial Day Honor Ceremonies
8 May 2026
American Legion Post 129, under the direction of Commander John Fuentes, will present their annual Memorial Day Celebration to Honor Valley Veterans on Monday, May 25. Below is their schedule, along with specific veterans who will be honored:
Members of the community are invited to participate in these brief salutes to our local veterans.
Memorial Day, formerly called Decoration Day, was instituted during the Civil War when people started laying flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers in Gettysburg for both the Union and Confederate men who died in that famously tragic battle. The practice of honoring the graves of veterans in this manner was then quickly adopted in other states and later became an official federal holiday by an act of Congress in 1971.
Please join your fellow citizens in this important public show of gratitude, respect, and patriotism where Ogden Valley residents never forget the sacrifices of their fallen warriors, members of the American military, and the fearless theme they live and die by: “This nation will remain the Land of the Free only so long as it is the Home of the Brave.”
8 May 2026
American Legion Post 129, under the direction of Commander John Fuentes, will present their annual Memorial Day Celebration to Honor Valley Veterans on Monday, May 25. Below is their schedule, along with specific veterans who will be honored:
- 9:00 a.m., Liberty Cemetery: Veteran Marvin E. Gardner
- 10:00 a.m., Lower Eden, Meadow View Cemetery: Veteran Fred Robins
- 11:00 a.m., Upper Eden, Mountain View Cemetery: Veteran Col. Jay Bachman
- 12:00, noon, Huntsville: Veterans Patricia Jean Bruerton and William Lawrence Poulter
Members of the community are invited to participate in these brief salutes to our local veterans.
Memorial Day, formerly called Decoration Day, was instituted during the Civil War when people started laying flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers in Gettysburg for both the Union and Confederate men who died in that famously tragic battle. The practice of honoring the graves of veterans in this manner was then quickly adopted in other states and later became an official federal holiday by an act of Congress in 1971.
Please join your fellow citizens in this important public show of gratitude, respect, and patriotism where Ogden Valley residents never forget the sacrifices of their fallen warriors, members of the American military, and the fearless theme they live and die by: “This nation will remain the Land of the Free only so long as it is the Home of the Brave.”