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Maplewood: 10 a.m. Monday at Union Cemetery, 2505 E. Min nehaha Ave. Guest speaker the Rev. William
Baer of Transfiguration Catholic Church, Oakdale. Patriotic address by veteran Gary Stucci. Music, floral
tributes.
Afton: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Evergreen Community Cemetery,just west of Memorial Lutheran Church on
County Road 18. Honor guard, speech, music.
Anoka: 10 a.m. Monday at the Anoka Veterans Memorial, Forest Hill Cemetery, West Main Street and U.S. 10.
Guest speaker Lyle Bradley, an Anoka veteran.
Apple Valley: 11 a.m. Monday at American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive. If it rains, ceremony will
be inside the American Legion.
Bayport: American Legion parade beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Minnesota 95 and Central Avenue and
proceeding north on Minnesota 95, west on Seventh Avenue, south on Fifth Street and west on Fifth Avenue
to Hazelwood Cemetery. Parade Grand Marshal will be Bob Johnson, whose community involvement spans
more than three decades. At the cemetery, a memorial ceremony will feature speaker Kenneth White and
music by the Stillwater Area High School Band.
Cottage Grove: 1 p.m. Monday at the Veterans Memorial outside City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway S. Colors
by the Park High School AFJROTC, music by by the Park High School Choir quintet and choir.
Forest Lake: 9 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Memorial Park, 56 E. Broadway Ave. Dedication of 17 new pavers
for Veterans Memorial. In case of rain, ceremony will be held at the American Legion, 355 W. Broadway Ave.
Fort elli : Prayer Vigil for Peace from 8:30 p.m. Saturday to 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Fort Snelling Veterans
Memorial Chapel, 1 Tower Ave. 952-888-1525 or info@fortsnellingmcf.org.
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Fort elli : Nan -denominational Christian warship service, 11 a.m. Sunday at Fart Snelling Veterans
Memorial Chapel, 1 Tower Ave. Sermon by U.S. Army chaplain Cal. Kenneth Beale Jr., retired. Music by the
Dakota Brass. Worshippers will be invited to place poppies at crosses in the Memorial Garden, which honors
casualties of the "Global War on Terrorism." The garden also will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.
952-888-1525 or info@fortsnellingmcf.org
Hastings: 9 a.m. Monday flag ceremony at the Minnesota Veterans Home, 1200 E. 18th St., followed by 10
a.m. program at Roadside Park and short ceremonies at the Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery at West First
Street and Ninninger Road and at the Veterans Memorial at Hastings RiverWalk at Ramsey and First streets.
Keynote speaker retired Minnesota National Guard Sgt. Maj. Chris Amundson, a resident of Hastings who
served in Afghanistan. If it rains, events will be at 10 a.m. at the National Guard Armory.
Mahtomedi: 10 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery and 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Guest speaker
Master Sgt. Brian Buesgens, senior aerospace science instructor for the Air Farce JROTC Program at North
High School in North St. Paul.
Mendota ei s: 10 a.m. Monday at Resurrection Cemetery, 2101 S. Lexington Ave. Catholic Mass.
Presentation of memorial wreaths.
Minneapolis: 10:30 a.m. Monday with gospel quartet led by Robert Robinson and special guest David
Geister, a veteran and historical artist, at Lakewood Cemetery, Hennepin Avenue South and 36th Street.
Walking tours, trolley tours, live music, horse -and -carriage rides, streetcar rides, art activities at various
times during the day. 612-822-2171. LakewoodCemetery.com.
Minneapolis: 1:30 p.m. Monday in Building 19 of the Minnesota Veterans Home, 5101 Minnehaha Ave. S.
Musical prelude by the Minnesota Police Pipe Band and speech by Dan Ludwig. 612-548-5993.
North . Paul: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cemetery. Guest speaker the Rev. William Deziel of St. Peter's
Church.
Roseville: 10 a.m. Monday at Soldier's Rest, Roselawn Cemetery, 803 W. Larpenteur Ave. Music by the North
Suburban Chorus. Organ concerts by Barb and Terry Bang 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Roseville: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Temple of Aaron Cemetery, Dale Street and Larpenteur Avenue.
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. Paul: 9 a.m. Monday at Elmhurst Cemetery, 1510 N. Dale St. Memorial address by retired Maj. Gen.
Eugene And reotti, U.S. Air Farce.
. Paul: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Chesed Shei Emes Cemetery, 1600 Christie Place. Address by veteran Arnold
Usem. Includes commemoration of veterans buried at the Adath Yeshurun, Russian Brotherhood, Sans of
Abraham and West Side cemeteries.
. Paul: 10 a.m. Monday at Oakland Cemetery, 927 Jackson St. Speeches by Ramsey County Commissioner
Janice Rettman and Rabin Picray from the American Legion. Followed by the annual Civil War Tour at noon,
with Patrick Hill as guide.
. Paul: 10 a.m. Monday at Riverview Cemetery, 340 E. Annapolis St. Music and readings by students from
St. Croix Lutheran High School in West St. Paul.
. Paul: 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Cemetery, 753 Front Ave. Memorial Catholic Mass.
. Paul: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sans of Jacob Cemetery, 770 Parkway Drive. Address by veteran Jeff Marks.
. Paul: 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1800 Edgerton St. Music, presentation of wreaths.
Lunch fallowing at Arcade -Phalen American Legion Past 577, 1129 Arcade St.
. Paul: 11 a.m. Monday at Mount Zion Cemetery, 1670 Payne Ave.
. Paul: Memorial Day music on Monday, featuring the Roseville Community Band at 3 p.m., the Minnesota
State Band at 4 p.m., and the Vallee de Croix Chorus, a four-part a cappella chorus based in Stillwater, at 7
p.m. Cama Park Pavilion, 1360 N. Lexington Parkway.
South . Paul: Parade beginning at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Sixth and Marie avenues, east to Fifth Avenue,
then south to Southview Boulevard and ending at Oak Hill Cemetery, 15th Avenue North and Marie Avenue.
Memorial service at 10:15 a.m. at the cemetery. Grand marshal will be Hank Rollins, a Korean War veteran
and the chaplain for VFW Past 295. The parade is organized by the VFW past and American Legion Past 481.
State Capitol Grounds: 9:30 a.m. Monday by Veterans for Peace at the grassy area just outside the
Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Speaker, music, poetry.
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State Capitol grounds: 10 a.m. Monday dedication of the completed Minnesota Workers Memorial wall.
Keynote speech by former Vice President Walter Mondale. Cedar Street and Columbus Avenue.
State Capitol Grounds: 1 p.m. Monday at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Guest speaker Lt. Col. Richard
Wilson, U.S. Marine Corps.
State Capitol Grounds: 3 p.m. Monday by Anoka County Chapter 470, Vietnam Veterans of America, at
Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial. March of the color guards, guest speaker Beth West.
Stillwater: 11 a.m. Monday at the Stillwater Veterans Memorial, Third and Pine streets. Address by
Minnesotan Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and frequent national news
contributor, plus music, a flyover and rifle salute. Stillwaterveteransmemorial.org
Stillwater: 7 a.m. Monday at Rutherford Cemetery, Manning Avenue and 75th Street. Refreshments after
the ceremony. Parking at Stillwater Evangelical Free Church.
Woodbury: 11 a.m. Monday at the Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial, City Hall Campus, Valley Creek Road
and Radio Drive. Address by retired Staff Sgt. Marcus Kuboy, a Woodbury resident.
To submit a Memorial Day event, email (Ji-n(zzocco@p oi7eei l)i c? s .coi .
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