Members of the Greenfield Veterans Honor Guard secure flags after a short Memorial Day service with the Greenfield Rotary Club at Veterans Park. Thursday, May 25, 2023.
GREENFIELD – Several Memorial Day events are coming up this weekend and beyond in Hancock County.
The 66th annual Memorial Day Ceremony to remember fallen heroes will be May 29. The American Legion Dale E. Kuhn Post 119 hosts the annual ceremony at Park Cemetery, located on Ind. 9 about six blocks south of downtown Greenfield.
The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and lasts about an hour, with Commander Jennifer Manning as presiding officer and Mayor Chuck Fewell as speaker. The Hancock County Honor Guard will fire rifles and honor the nation’s colors, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 119 will present wreaths honoring conflicts. The ceremony is open to the public and parking begins at 9 a.m.; the cemetery entrance will be closed at about 9:45 a.m. and reopen after noon.
In the afternoon, Run for the Wall will take place. The second annual Sandbox Motorcycle Ride for a wreath-laying ceremony with local veterans and city leaders will begin at about 3:25 p.m. at the Hancock County Veterans Park, located at South Street and Ind. 9. Post 119 invites all veterans and families to welcome riders into downtown Greenfield; motorcyclists will be arriving via I-70 exiting at Ind. 9; the public is asked to line up starting at the intersection of North Street and Ind. 9 starting at 3 p.m.
In New Palestine, a Memorial Day program is scheduled for noon Monday, May 29.
The New Palestine American Legion will conduct its program at the Southern Hancock Veterans Memorial. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs as seating is limited at the memorial in Sugar Creek Park, which is located on CR 700W just south of U.S. 52
Meanwhile, A special exhibit is coming to Hancock County just in time for Memorial Day.
The Faces of our Fallen from Indiana Memorial Wall will be on display now through Tuesday, May 30 at the GBC Community Room of the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. The touring photo display honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the War on Terror.
The library is closed on Memorial Day, but the exhibit can be viewed before and after the day. Greenfield WorkOne is presenting the exhibit, which can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 27; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 28 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. For more, visit hcplibrary.org.
