May 24, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) invites the public to a free one-hour Memorial Day Ceremony to honor and commemorate the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in devotion to liberty, freedom and democracy.
WHO: Public invited
WHAT: Memorial Day Ceremony
WHEN: Monday, May 28, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Delaney Park Strip memorial, 9th and I Street
The Anchorage Remembers ceremony will include the laying of wreaths to honor the fallen. Speakers include Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of the Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force, and top-ranking military officer in Alaska. The MOA Military & Veterans Affairs Commission will pay special tribute to a veteran-and-wife team that volunteers for Fisher House Alaska.
For more information about the ceremony and commission tribute, contact Commission Chair Pam Beale at 907-720-3923, or visit the commission’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MOAMilVetCommission/