BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260525T143000Z DTEND:20260525T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Memorial Day Program DESCRIPTION:2026 Clear Lake Memorial Day VFW Saratoga Post 4868\n\nSeawall Program\n\n Assembly: at Lake Front: 9:30 am\n\n Welcome: Officer of the Day \n\n Opening Prayer: VFW Chaplain\n\n Flag Raising: Clear Lake Boy Scouts \n\n CLHS Band: (directed by Holly Prier-Lloyd) National Anthem\n\nCasting of the Wreath to Honor Navy deceased: Mike Nelson U.S. Navy - Retired\n\nNavy Hymn\, CLHS Band\n\nTaps\, CLHS Band\n\nConclusion: Invite people to the cemetery ceremony - Officer of the Day\n\n \n\nCemetery Program\n\n March to the Lincoln Monument\n\n God of Our Fathers\, CLHS Band\n\nOpening Remarks: Officer of the Day\n\nOpening Prayer: VFW Chaplain\n\nPledge of Allegiance: Officer of the Day\n\nRitualistic Work: (placing of memorials): Officer of the Day\n\n \n\nMemorial Placements - Placing of Roses:\n\n Civil War Beth Ann Schumacher\n DAR Tammy Orte\n American Legion #222 - TBA\n VFW 4868 TBA\n WW I & WW II TBA\n Korean War TBA\n Vietnam War TBA\n Global War on Terrorism - TBA \n\nReadings Introduced by Officer of the Day \n\nThe Importance of the 21 Steps - Speaker: Harper Boyle Clear Lake High School\n\nThe Gettysburg Address - Speaker: Charlie Faber - Clear Lake High School\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: TBA\n\nAmerica the Beautiful\, CLHS Band\n\nRoll Call of Deceased Veterans - Post Commander\n\nFolding of the American Flag - Post Commander & Mike Nelson\n\nVFW Post Honor Guard Salute 1\, 2\, & 3 Volley)\n\nEcho Taps\, CLHS Band\n\nBenediction - VFW Chaplain\n\nDismissal X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:2026 Clear Lake Memorial Day \; &ndash\; \;VFW Saratoga Post 4868
\nSeawall Program
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Assembly: at Lake Front: \; 9:30 am
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Welcome: \;Officer of the Day \;
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Opening Prayer: \;VFW Chaplain
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Flag Raising: Clear Lake Boy Scouts \;
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; CLHS Band: (directed by Holly Prier-Lloyd) National Anthem
\nCasting of the Wreath to Honor Navy deceased: Mike Nelson U.S. Navy - Retired
\nNavy Hymn\, \;CLHS Band
\nTaps\, \;CLHS Band
\nConclusion: Invite people to the cemetery ceremony - Officer of the Day
\n \;
\nCemetery Program
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; March to the Lincoln Monument
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; God of Our Fathers\, \;CLHS Band
\nOpening Remarks: \;Officer of the Day
\nOpening Prayer: \;VFW Chaplain
\nPledge of Allegiance: \;Officer of the Day
\nRitualistic Work: (placing of memorials): Officer of the Day
\n \;
\nMemorial Placements - Placing of Roses:\n
    \n
  1. Civil War &ndash\; Beth Ann Schumacher
    2. \n
  2. DAR &ndash\; Tammy Orte
    3. \n
  3. American Legion #222 - TBA
    4. \n
  4. VFW 4868 &ndash\; TBA
    5. \n
  5. WW I &\; WW II &ndash\; TBA
    6. \n
  6. Korean War &ndash\; TBA
    7. \n
  7. Vietnam War &ndash\; TBA
    8. \n
  8. Global War on Terrorism - TBA
    9. \n
\nReadings &ndash\; Introduced by Officer of the Day \;
\nThe Importance of the 21 Steps \;- Speaker: \; Harper Boyle &ndash\; Clear Lake High School
\nThe Gettysburg Address - Speaker: Charlie Faber - Clear Lake High School
\n
\nGuest Speaker: TBA
\nAmerica the Beautiful\, CLHS Band
\nRoll Call of Deceased Veterans - Post Commander
\nFolding of the American Flag - Post Commander &\; Mike Nelson
\nVFW Post Honor Guard Salute 1\, 2\, &\; 3 Volley)
\nEcho Taps\, CLHS Band
\nBenediction - VFW Chaplain
\nDismissal
\n \; LOCATION:Seawall & Clear Lake Cemetery UID:e.1102.741548 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260508T031649Z URL:https://members.clearlakeiowa.com/events/details/memorial-day-program-741548 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR