Memorial Day services in Dover set for Monday, May 30
City Manager | Executive
Memorial Day services in Dover will be held Monday, May 30, at 6 p.m., at Pine Hill Cemetery.
The guest speaker will be Cmdr. James D. Spotts of the Coast Guard Cutter USS Tahoma.
James Parcell of the Dover Veterans Council and event organizer will serve as master of ceremonies.
Dover Mayor Scott Myers will begin the ceremony with welcoming remarks.
Other participants include Lt. Daniel Wither, U.S. Navy, who will deliver the invocation ; Placing of the Wreath by Gold Star Mother Marie McGlone of Dover, whose son, Michael, was killed in the Vietnam War, Bette Talon, American Legion Auxiliary president, and Lauren Zucaro, Auxiliary chaplain; the Dover High School Jr. ROTC; firing of volleys and Taps by the Marine Corps League; and the Dover High School Band, leading the national anthem. The Gettysburg Address will be recited by Julia Boudreau of Dover High School.
The Memorial Day ceremony is held each year in Dover on the traditional date of May 30.
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