Missouri Veterans Cemetery – Bloomfield will host a public Memorial Day Ceremony at 1 p.m. May 27. The ceremony will include remarks from Missouri Veterans Commission deputy director and retired colonel Ryon Richmond, as well as a firing of volley by the Stoddard County Veterans Honor Guard.
Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was established as a day for Americans to honor those killed during the Civil War. After World War I Memorial Day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971 and is observed on the last Monday in May.