The following are Memorial Day services for the local area. The public is invited to the events:
• The American Legion Post 15 conducts a Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 1005 Reiten Road, Kent. The ceremony honors veterans interned at the cemetery in the last year. The Kentwood High School Junior ROTC provides the color guard and rifle salute.
• Tahoma National Cemetery observes a 1 p.m. ceremony. The cemetery is at 18600 SE 240th St. For more information, call 425-413-9614 or visit www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/tahoma.asp. The ceremony includes music and a salute to military forces.
• A Memorial Day service begins at 10 a.m. at Auburn Mountain View Cemetery, 2020 Mountain View Drive. The cemetery offers special office hours during the weekend to help families. For more info, call 253-931-3028 or visit www.mtviewcemeteryauburn.gov.
• A Memorial Day Veterans Remembrance Ceremony is at 11 a.m. at the William C. Warren Building, Veterans Memorial Park, 405 E. St. NE, Auburn. The American Legion Post 78, VFW Post 1741, and the Inter-Tribal Warrior Society are performing the ceremony.
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