Auburn to hold Memorial Day ceremony

The public is invited to attend a special Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday in the flag plaza at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, 2020 Mountain View Drive.

The public is invited to attend a special Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday in the flag plaza at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, 2020 Mountain View Drive.

The Memorial Day ceremony will include comments by Auburn Mayor Peter Lewis, a solo performance of “God Bless America”, invocation by Chaplain Michael Hursh, a color guard presentation by Boy Scout Troop 398, comments by Commander Bill Peloza from Auburn’s VFW Post 1741, and a rifle salute and taps by the Inter-Tribal Warrior Society.

The cemetery also is offering special office hours during the Memorial Day weekend to assist families. Office hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today; from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 31.

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The cemetery will display many American flags on the grounds and each veteran’s grave site is decorated with a small flag. The small American flags are donated by the Auburn’s VFW Post 1741.

For more information, call 253-931-3028 or visit www.mtviewcemeteryauburn.gov.