Due to concerns over COVID-19, Kewaunee County has canceled this year’s services surrounding the Memorial Day ceremony. The ceremony and wreath-laying are always held at the Kewaunee County Courthouse by the War Memorial stone monument. Robert Stearns, Kewaunee County Veterans Service Officer, says that although the annual event will not happen this year, people should take time on Memorial Day at home to honor those who have paid the ultimate price to preserve our freedoms.
Local veteran organizations are still planning on placing flags on the graves of soldiers in honor of their service to our country. Stearns adds that the Kewaunee County Veterans Service staff will make sure that the names of all veterans lost this year are added to the 2021 Memorial Day ceremony. Gravesite ceremonies with 21-gun salutes are still being planned at area cemeteries this year.
