The Adamson-Lane, Post 287 of The American Legion in Hedley will hold its annual Memorial Day service at the Rowe Cemetery, Monday morning at 10:00 AM on May 25, 2025. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the Hedley Lions Club.
The Post members will place American Flags on the graves of 251 Veterans buried in the Rowe Cemetery. The Flags will be placed on the graves at 9:00 AM, Saturday May 24, 2024, and remain till Monday, May 26, 2024, in honor of those departed comrades that have served this Country.
The Memorial Day program will be conducted by members of the American Legion that will include the raising of the colors, the National Anthem, Pledge to the Flag and the ceremony honoring the missing in action and the Prisoners of War still unaccounted for.
The Memorial Day address will be given by Stan Cosby. Audra Berry will read the names of the 252 Veterans buried in the Rowe Cemetery. The program will be concluded with the laying of the memorial wreath and the playing of taps.
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