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SUMMARY:Memorial Day Ceremony
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DESCRIPTION:The largest Memorial Day ceremony in the region returns to the\
 nWorcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines\, on Monday\, May 30\,\
 nstarting at 11 a.m.  \n\n \n\nThe event each year draws thousands of pe
 ople to the memorial grounds\nand features music\, demonstrations\, and pu
 blic speakers honoring U.S.\nMilitary men and women who gave their lives i
 n service. \n\n \n\n“Memorial Day honors all who made the ultimate sacr
 ifice in service\nto our county\,” Veterans Memorial Foundation Presiden
 t Marie Gilmore\nsaid. “This year’s ceremony\, as those before it\, wi
 ll honor the\nbrave men and women who served our country and lost their li
 ves in\ndoing so.” \n\n \n\nGilmore said the keynote speaker this year 
 will be retired U.S. Navy\nCmdr. Joseph Parker\, who is a current director
  of the Worcester County\nVeterans Memorial Foundation.  \n\n \n\nThe ce
 remony will also honor local Gold Star families. During World\nWar I\, fam
 ilies would fly flags or banners with a blue star for every\nimmediate fam
 ily member serving in combat. If one of them died\, a gold\nstar replaced 
 the blue star.  \n\n \n\nWalter Webster\, a member of the Maryland East 
 Chapter of Ex-POWs\, will\nplace a wreath in honor of all current and form
 er prisoners of war.  \n\n \n\nThe program will also include music by Ra
 ndy Lee Ashcraft and Frank\nNanna and the WWIIunes\, featuring Todd Crosby
 . Additionally\, the\nDelmarva Chorus will perform the “Armed Forces Med
 ley\,” honoring\nthe Army\, Navy\, Marine\, Air Force and Coast Guard. \
 n\n \n\nThe program is scheduled to run for one hour. \n\n \n\nPrior to 
 the Memorial Day Ceremony\, the Worcester County Veterans\nMemorial Founda
 tion will host a separate and special dedication for\nretired “Panel Wes
 t 30” of The Wall That Heals.  \n\n \n\n“This panel\, part of the tr
 aveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit\nthat visited Ocean Pines last A
 pril\, was gifted to the Worcester\nCounty Veterans Memorial by the Vietna
 m Veterans Memorial Fund\,\nWashington D.C.\,” Gilmore said. “The pane
 l was retired last year\nbecause of the new names that were added to the e
 xhibit. It is an\nhonor to have been given this extraordinary\, special gi
 ft\, and it will\nsoon be permanently installed at our memorial for all to
  see.” \n\n \n\nPublic parking will be available at Veterans Memorial P
 ark on Route\n589 and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Limited seating will be
  available\nduring the Memorial Day ceremony and guests are encouraged to 
 bring\nchairs. No seating will be supplied for the special dedication\ncer
 emony. \n\n \n\nIn case of inclement weather\, the Memorial Day ceremony 
 will move to\nthe Ocean Pines Community Center and be announced on the\nww
 w.oceanpines.org [http://www.oceanpines.org] and www.opvets.org\n[http://w
 ww.opvets.org] websites and on social media.  \n\n \n\nFor more informat
 ion on the Worcester County Veterans Memorial\nFoundation\, visit www.opve
 ts.org or\nwww.facebook.com/WorcesterCountyVeteransMemorial\n[http://www.f
 acebook.com/WorcesterCountyVeteransMemorial]. \n\n \n\n_###_\n\n \n\n_Fo
 r more information\, contact Ocean Pines Association Director of\nPublic R
 elations and Marketing Josh Davis at 443-366-1844 or\n__jdavis@oceanpines.
 org__. _\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=
 \"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-fa
 mily:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">The largest Memorial Day ceremony
  in the region returns to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean 
 Pines\, on Monday\, May 30\, starting at 11 a.m.&nbsp\; </span></span></sp
 an></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style
 =\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-f
 amily:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">The event each year draws thousa
 nds of people to the memorial grounds and features music\, demonstrations\
 , and public speakers honoring U.S. Military men and women who gave their 
 lives in service. </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span 
 style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&
 quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-seri
 f\">&ldquo\;Memorial Day honors all who made the ultimate sacrifice in ser
 vice to our county\,&rdquo\; Veterans Memorial Foundation President Marie 
 Gilmore said. &ldquo\;This year&rsquo\;s ceremony\, as those before it\, w
 ill honor the brave men and women who served our country and lost their li
 ves in doing so.&rdquo\; </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p
 ><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times New
  Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sa
 ns-serif\">Gilmore said the keynote speaker this year will be retired U.S.
  Navy Cmdr. Joseph Parker\, who is a current director of the Worcester Cou
 nty Veterans Memorial Foundation.&nbsp\; </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&
 nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:
 &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Ca
 libri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">The ceremony will also honor local Gold Star fa
 milies. During World War I\, families would fly flags or banners with a bl
 ue star for every immediate family member serving in combat. If one of the
 m died\, a gold star replaced the blue star.&nbsp\; </span></span></span><
 /p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"f
 ont-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-famil
 y:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">Walter Webster\, a member of the Mar
 yland East Chapter of Ex-POWs\, will place a wreath in honor of all curren
 t and former prisoners of war.&nbsp\; </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbs
 p\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&qu
 ot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calib
 ri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">The program will also include music by Randy Lee A
 shcraft and Frank Nanna and the WWIIunes\, featuring Todd Crosby. Addition
 ally\, the Delmarva Chorus will perform the &ldquo\;Armed Forces Medley\,&
 rdquo\; honoring the Army\, Navy\, Marine\, Air Force and Coast Guard. </s
 pan></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12p
 t\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span
  style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">The program is sc
 heduled to run for one hour. </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
 \n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times
  New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;
 \,sans-serif\">Prior to the Memorial Day Ceremony\, the Worcester County V
 eterans Memorial Foundation will host a separate and special dedication fo
 r retired &ldquo\;Panel West 30&rdquo\; of The Wall That Heals.&nbsp\; </s
 pan></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12p
 t\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span
  style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">&ldquo\;This pane
 l\, part of the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit that visited O
 cean Pines last April\, was gifted to the Worcester County Veterans Memori
 al by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund\, Washington D.C.\,&rdquo\; Gilmo
 re said. &ldquo\;The panel was retired last year because of the new names 
 that were added to the exhibit. It is an honor to have been given this ext
 raordinary\, special gift\, and it will soon be permanently installed at o
 ur memorial for all to see.&rdquo\; </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot
 \;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri
 &quot\;\,sans-serif\">Public parking will be available at Veterans Memoria
 l Park on Route 589 and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines. Limited seating will 
 be available during the Memorial Day ceremony and guests are encouraged to
  bring chairs. No seating will be supplied for the special dedication cere
 mony. </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font
 -size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,seri
 f\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">In case 
 of inclement weather\, the Memorial Day ceremony will move to the Ocean Pi
 nes Community Center and be announced on the </span><a href=\"http://www.o
 ceanpines.org\" style=\"color:blue\; text-decoration:underline\"><span sty
 le=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">www.oceanpines.org</s
 pan></a><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\"> and
  </span><a href=\"http://www.opvets.org\" style=\"color:blue\; text-decora
 tion:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-ser
 if\">www.opvets.org</span></a><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quo
 t\;\,sans-serif\"> websites and on social media.&nbsp\; </span></span></sp
 an></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style
 =\"font-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><span style=\"font-f
 amily:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">For more information on the Worc
 ester County Veterans Memorial Foundation\, visit www.opvets.org or </span
 ><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/WorcesterCountyVeteransMemorial\" style
 =\"color:blue\; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quo
 t\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">www.facebook.com/WorcesterCountyVeteransMe
 morial</span></a><span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-ser
 if\">. </span></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p align=\"center\" 
 style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"f
 ont-family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><i><span style=\"font-fa
 mily:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">###</span></i></span></span></p>\
 n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-
 family:&quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\,serif\"><i><span style=\"font-family
 :&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">For more information\, contact Ocean 
 Pines Association Director of Public Relations and Marketing Josh Davis at
  443-366-1844 or </span></i><a href=\"mailto:jdavis@oceanpines.org\" style
 =\"color:blue\; text-decoration:underline\"><i><span style=\"font-family:&
 quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">jdavis@oceanpines.org</span></i></a><i>
 <span style=\"font-family:&quot\;Calibri&quot\;\,sans-serif\">. </span></i
 ></span></span></p>
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