Photos by Tag: memorial day
Legion hosts Memorial Day event
About three dozen people gathered Monday, May 29 at Grand View Cemetery for a program in honor of Memorial Day. The morning event was led by American Legion officer Wally Garland, an Army veteran. Providing music were bugler Patrick Mooney and soloist Betsy Mosely. Garland delivered an opening prayer and remarks. The Legion then moved […]
School District opens Memorial Plaza to public
The community is invited to visit Veterans Memorial Plaza at Anacortes High School Seahawk Stadium this Memorial Day to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The plaza will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, May 29. No events are planned. […]
Memorial Day: 2004
A photo and caption for Memorial Day 2004: “A recent poll showed fewer than 40 percent of Americans understand the significance of Memorial Day. I was pleased that in the Anacortes area alone, three separate ceremonies were held to honor those who have given their lives in military service to their country. Bud Lane, pictured […]
Memorial Day 2022 at Grand View
About three dozen U.S. veterans, friends and family gathered today at Grand View Cemetery to mark Memorial Day 2022. The event, sponsored by American Legion Post 13 of Anacortes, included music, prayer, remarks and the placement of flowers at the base of a memorial stone. Other local events were held at Causland Memorial Park and […]
Presidents Day outing
Presidents Day sunshine drew this crew out to North Beach at Deception Pass State Park.
American Legion hosts Memorial Day events
Among Memorial Day events in the Anacortes area today were back-to-back services at Grand View and Fernhill cemeteries, hosted by American Legion Post 13. Walter Garland presided over the ceremonies, with Betsy Mosley leading through several songs. To see more photos, click on Facebook logo, home page.
Birds and bunny, weekend off to a great start
What a wonderful morning! I kicked off Memorial Day Weekend with an early morning visit to the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve near the state ferry terminal. Cooperative photo subjects included the familiar heron, hummingbird, loon and towhee, but I was also treated to rare sightings of a great egret (so far away!) and a skittish […]
Memorial Day 2013 in Anacortes
Flags were flying up and down Commercial Avenue in Anacortes as this seaside city joined countless other American communities in acknowledgement of Memorial Day 2013. Pictured here is the “Traveling Tribute” scale model of the Vietnam War Memorial. This model was on display in August 2011 in the parking lot of the Swinomish Casino. Anacortes […]
Memorial Day 2020
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. We spend time remembering those […]
Memorial Days Past: 2009-2019
Given that Memorial Day gatherings have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I put together this collection of photographs I have taken at local gatherings held in Anacortes from 2009-2019. To see more images, go to AnacortesToday.com and type “Memorial Day” in the search engine. My hope is that on Monday, each […]
Memorial Day 2010
Veteran Ken Brown leads a group of peers at the opening of a Memorial Day service held Monday morning at Grand View Cemetery in Anacortes. There was an earlier service on Guemes Island, and another at Fernhill Cemetery. The Masonic Lodge hosted a luncheon following the community ceremonies. Services were hosted by local VFW and […]
Memorial Day 2008
Ceremony two of a three-ceremony Memorial Day on Fidalgo Island took place at Grandview Cemetery. The morning began for members of the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) on Guemes Island. An 11 a.m. memorial ceremony was held at Fern Hill Cemetery. In addition to veteran volunteers, the Memorial Day contingent included […]