Lynnwood Veterans Park Ceremony
44th Av W & Veterans Way (194 street SW)
- Bugle Assembly – VFW Post Bugler Glenn Ledbetter, US Navy Vet
- Entrance Procession:
- Northwest Pipe band- Kevin Auld, Director
- Legion of Honor-Nile Shrine Center
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1040 Honor Guard
- Bagpipe Selections – NW Junior Pipe Band, Kevin Auld, Director
- Welcome: City of Lynnwood – Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith
- Invocation: John Beam, Past VFW State Commander, US Navy Veteran
- Pledge of Allegiance:-Martin Spani -VFW Post 1040 Past Commander, US Marine Corps Veteran
- “God Bless America” – NW Jr Pipe Band, Kevin Auld , Director
- WWII Honor Flight – Brian Seguin-US Army Veteran – Puget Sound Honor Flight
- Wreath Presentation: American Legion 234 – Fred Ensslin – WWII -US Navy Veteran
Escorted by: VFW Post 1040 John Beam- US Navy RVN Veteran
VFW Post 1040 Piper Ray Colby- US Navy WWII Veteran-“Rowan Tree”
- Bagpipes: - Amazing Grace – NW Junior Pipe band
- Hand Salute: - All Veterans & Military Personnel
- Rifle volley salute: - VFW Post 1040 Honor Guard
- TAPS: - VFW Post 1040 Bugler – Glenn Ledbetter – US Navy Veteran
- Juanita High School Band Trumpeter – Sarah Dunsmore
- Salute – Armed Forces medley- Please stand when your service hymn is played
- Conclusion: - VFW Post 1040 Past Commander Martin Spani
** Special Thanks to BSA Troop 49 & Cub Scouts from BSA Pack 331 for placing of flags in Veterans Park and handing out today’s programs.