The event will take place on May 27th, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Garfield Square Soldiers Monument.
All members of the community, veterans, active-duty service members, and their families are invited to join as they pay tribute to those who have given their lives to defend our nation's freedom and uphold the values we hold dear.
The Memorial Day service will include:
The Memorial Day service will include:
- Wreath-Laying Ceremony and Twenty-One Gun Salute
- Guest Speakers: Pottsville native and Chief Warrant Officer, Zachary Reichert, will be the guest speaker. Other guests will include City Mayor Dave Clews and Council members, local Veterans representatives, and Winter Carnival Royalty. Veterans and community leaders will share their reflections on the significance of Memorial Day and the importance of remembering our fallen heroes.
- Reading of the Gettysburg Address and Flanders Field: Students from Nativity BVM and Pottsville Areas High Schools will provide the readings.
- Dedication of Hometown Hero Banners: A moment of silence will remember all hometown heroes, and new banner names will be observed.
- Musical Tributes: The Third Brigade Band will perform several patriotic selections. Winter Carnival Snowflake Princess, Ella Frantz, will also perform "God Bless America."
- Invocation and Benediction: The service will include an invocation by Reverend Phil Rodgers of St. Patrick’s Church and a benediction from Pastor John Wallace of First United Methodist Church.