- Dates
- 2016-05-29 – 2016-06-12
- Kind
- Memorial observance
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- death-and-memoryveteranscommunitypublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
AMVETS Post 46 and the Beaver Island Friends of Veterans announced a Memorial Day weekend program for 2016: a May 29 pancake breakfast supporting island veterans, a school scholarship, and Veterans Memorial Park; a May 30 memorial service at the park; and a June 12 flag-disposal ceremony. The service was to include the reading of island-connected service deaths and recognition of veterans with island ties who had died during the preceding year.
Evidence limits
This is a first-party event announcement. It establishes the planned program, but the surviving thread does not confirm attendance, the flyover, or every activity’s completion.
Sources
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Sources
- AMVETS announced a May 29 pancake breakfast at Holy Cross Hall, a May 30 Veterans Memorial Park service with a possible Coast Guard flyover, reading of island-connected service deaths, recognition of veterans who died the previous year, and June 12 flag disposal. The notice is first-party event information; it does not preserve attendance or confirm weather-dependent elements.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010172
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island AMVETS announces Memorial Day activities, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-memorial-day-activities-2016/, accessed [date], citing AMVETS Post 46, “Memorial Day Activities,” Beaver Island Forum, May 13, 2016..
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