Memorial Day Remembrance

Date: 5/30/2016
Time: 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM

1630 SW Pine Island Road
Cape Coral, FL 33991

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Event Description: Coral Ridge Funeral Home & Cemetery, will host its 35th annual Memorial Day service at 10 a.m., Monday, May 30th in the Veterans Honor Garden at the cemetery, 1630 SW Pine Island Road. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served following the service. The service will bring community leaders and veterans organizations together to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Reverend Jack Mulvey, MSGT U.S. Air Force Ret., will serve as the Chaplain for the service. The Honorable Marni Sawicki, Mayor of Cape Coral, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and make a Proclamation. A “Roll Call” of deceased veterans will be read by U.S. Air Force Veteran and Program Chair Chuck Warren. “The annual Memorial Day observance is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the men and women who have served and who have sacrificed,” said Chuck Warren of Coral Ridge Funeral Home & Cemetery. “We hope the families who join us for the service gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of honoring our military, whether that is those currently serving or veterans who served in the past.” Additional activities will include the opportunity for family members to take a rubbing of their loved ones’ names on the Honor Wall; a memorial wreath presentation; a ceremonial fly-over by a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter from the Lee County Mosquito Control District; and a Motorcycle Ride-In by the Defenders MC Lee County Chapter, the American Legion Riders Post 90 and the Patriot Guard. The Harney Point VFW 8463, American Legion Post 90, Combat Infantrymen's Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Oasis High School Army JROTC “Shark Battalion,” Boy Scout Troop 8463, Cub Scout Pack 82 and Cape Coral Fire Department will also participate. Chuck Warren, Chairman of the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program in Cape Coral, will speak on the need to honor and provide services for our homeless veterans. The Dignity Memorial network of providers has several initiatives to honor and support our nation’s veterans and active military. The initiatives and programs include the Veterans Planning Guide, the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, educational veterans seminars and special pricing for members of veterans service organizations. Coral Ridge Funeral Home & Cemetery is a proud Dignity Memorial® provider in Cape Coral. The Dignity Memorial network of more than 2,000 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers is North America’s most trusted resource for funeral and memorialization services. Dignity Memorial providers offer an unmatched combination of products and locations serving families with care, integrity, respect and service excellence to celebrate each life like no other. For more information, visit www.CoralRidgeFuneralHome.com – END –


Directions:
Corner of Chiquita & Pine Island Rd.

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