CARBONDALE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 25th

NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
MAY 18, 2009

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CARBONDALE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 25th

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The annual Carbondale Memorial Day Service will be held on Monday, May 25th, at 10:00 a.m. in historic Woodlawn Cemetery on East Main Street in Carbondale. Mayor Brad Cole will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Other participants include Commander David Conrad and Veterans of Foreign Wars Teeter-Carter-Watson Post 2605, the Daniel H. Brush Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 514, the Carbondale Preservation Commission and Carbondale Girl Scout Troop #159. Pastor Brooks Wilson of the Grand Avenue Christian Church will offer the invocation and benediction and Company C of the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry will present Special Military Honors with its traditional 21-gun salute from Civil War-era muskets.

The Memorial Day Service is conducted regardless of the weather. Ample seating will be provided.

Janet M. Vaught, MMC
City Clerk
City of Carbondale, Illinois
Post Office Box 2047
Carbondale, Illinois 62902-2047
Phone: 618-457-3280
Fax: 618-457-3283
Website: www.explorecarbondale.com