Please join the community on Monday, May 31 at 11:30 a.m. at the Peachtree Corners Veterans Monument to recognize Memorial Day. Every year, Memorial Day gives us a chance to pause and honor the courage and patriotism of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This year, we will specifically honor a local Gold Star family with remarks from Mayor Mike Mason and Colonel Bob Ballagh (U.S.A. Retired), past president of the Peachtree Corners Veterans Monument Association.
There will be seating for about 100 people which should allow for some social distancing. The ceremony will last approximately 30 minutes.
PROGRAM
Activities at Sunrise (6:27 AM)
Flags lowered to half-staff
¾ Bugler plays “To the Colors”
Activities at 11:15 AM
Pre-ceremony Music
Bugler Sounds Attention (11:30)
Invocation by Pastor Jay Bergstresser
National Anthem followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
Remarks by Mayor Mike Mason
Remarks by Bob Ballagh, on behalf of Ms. Anne Harris
Laying of Wreath
¾ Bugler plays “Taps”
Moment of Silence
Flags raised to full-staff
¾ Bugler plays “To the Colors”
Benediction
Concluding remarks
A note for businesses that fly the American Flag: The protocol for display of the Flag on Memorial Day is to fly it at half-staff at sunrise (6:29 a.m. this year) and raise it to full staff at noon. By lowering the flag in the morning we honor the war dead who gave their lives in defense of our country. When it is raised at noon by the living, we “resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue the fight for liberty and justice for all.”
