Thursday, May 22, 2014

Ranking US officials to lead Memorial Day rites on May 25

From the Philippine News Agency (May 23): Ranking US officials to lead Memorial Day rites on May 25

US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg, Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, and III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces-Japan commander General John Wissler will lead the US Memorial Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort Bonifacio this coming Sunday, May 25.

Ceremonies will start at 8 a.m.

Philippine government officials, representatives from the diplomatic and consular corps, and members of the American and Filipino veterans’ communities will participate in the program of remembrance for men and women who served in the US military and lost their lives in defense of freedom and democracy.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=646405

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