Memorial Day Services Set At Halderman Park In Manchester
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NORTH MANCHESTER – American Legion Post 286 will host Memorial Day services at 10 a.m. May 29.
Services will be held at Halderman Park, located on North Market Street, and will include Post 286 Color Guard, the Manchester Civic Band, guest speakers and special recognition of American Legion members achieving a variety of accomplishments.
The morning begins as the American Legion Riders leave the Post on Main Street at 9 a.m. for a tour around North Manchester, arriving at Halderman Park where the Manchester Civic Band will begin their prelude at 9:35 a.m. American Legion Post 286 Commander will welcome those gathered at 10 a.m. The service will conclude by 11 a.m.
Halderman Cemetery Park was the final resting place for 29 veterans from the War of 1812, Mexican-American and Civil Wars. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.
