Pembroke Pines, FL (May 12, 2022) – Everyone is welcome to join the City of Pembroke Pines in honoring United States military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces for a Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at Fletcher Park located at 7900 Johnson Street in Pembroke Pines. The Memorial Day event will be available virtually via live streaming on the City’s Facebook platform, and it will be posted after the event on the City’s YouTube channel under Pembroke Pines Media. Additionally, the Pembroke Pines Police and Fire Honor Guard will present colors; and veterans, community leaders, and special guests will join in conjunction to pay homage and take part in a wreath placing ceremony.
Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was officially declared a National holiday on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was first observed on May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The Day is now honored every year on the last Monday of May.
The Donnith H. Fletcher Park in Pembroke Pines was named after Fletcher who was the first Pembroke Pines casualty in the Vietnam War. On June 30, 1970, at the close of the Vietnam War, Fletcher and seven other soldiers were aboard helicopters which were shot down. Fletcher received a posthumous Purple Heart. In 1971, the City named the ball fields and park near Johnson Street and University Drive after Fletcher in his memory.
For additional information about the Memorial Day Virtual Observance in Pembroke Pines, please visit www.ppines.com/specialevents or call the Special Events Office at 954-392-2116.
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