WHITE HALL – Veterans and those who fell on the battlefields will be honored Monday, May 28, in a Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Monument at the White Hall Museum beginning at 10 a.m.
Army Col. Franz J. Amann, commander of the Pine Bluff Arsenal, will be the guest speaker.
Army Air Force veteran Harry Sy Joe will place the memorial wreath, assisted by members of the White Hall JROTC. The JROTC will post the colors and the precision drill team will participate.
The 106th Army Band from Camp Robinson will offer a musical tribute to the veterans and the fallen. Richard A. Bailey Jr., a member of the faculty of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as director of sound recording technology, will also perform.
Billy Coble, master of ceremonies, will read the names of those killed and missing in action and the memorial bell will be sounded with each name.
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All military, active and retired will be recognized during the program and are invited to attend. Individuals interested in adding a name to the list of the veterans can submit it to Coble upon arrival.
As part of the ceremony, members of ABATE and the Fallen Riders motorcycle clubs and other local motorcycle riders have been invited to ride in the procession. The riders will meet at 200 Frankie Lane (Old Bixler’s Nursery) behind Dollar General by 9:40 a.m., with the procession leaving for the museum, 9009 Dollarway Road, at 9:55 a.m.
A flyover at the end of the ceremony is planned by the Razorback Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Details: Call Mary Lou Mauldin, museum director, at 692-7231, or Pat Freeman at 247-2522.