Memorial Day has special meaning to Veterans.  It is appropriate that Veterans should be the facilitators of the Memorial Day ceremonies.

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The Memorial Day events start with the posting of the casket flags of those veterans who have passed.  This is done at 6:00 AM at the Pilgrim Cemetery in Holland MI.  These flags have the Veteran’s name, branch of service, and service era on the post.  The flags are posted until 6:00 PM that same day.

A Memorial Day parade then starts on 8th Street in downtown Holland and goes to the Pilgrim Cemetery on 16th Street.

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At the termination of the parade, there is a short ceremony at the Pilgrim Cemetery.  This ceremony has portions of it facilitated by Veterans from the five service organizations that are part of the Holland Veteran’s Council.