According to a release, the Fleming-Jackson-Seever American Legion Post 6 and Lt. Jared Fox Jackson VFW Post 1175 will honor their comrades by visiting Atchison-area cemeteries for Memorial Day presentations.
The VFW schedule begins Monday morning with an 8:30 gathering at the VFW Post, followed by Oak Hill Cemetery at 8:50, Mt. Vernon Cemetery at 9:10, St. Patrick’s Cemetery at 9:35, Sumner Cemetery at 10:00, Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, Missouri, at 10:35, and a Veterans Park riverfront presentation at 11:00.
The American Legion schedule begins Monday morning with an 8:30 gathering at the Legion Post, followed by Lancaster Cemetery at 9:00, Effingham Evergreen Cemetery at 9:25, Effingham St. Ann’s Church Cemetery at 9:40, Sunset Memory Gardens at 10:20, and Mt. Calvary Cemetery at 10:35.
Both organizations are scheduled to join together at 11:00 Monday morning at Veterans Park at the Atchison Riverfront, near the USS Arizona Memorial, for the morning’s final presentation.
Those who wish to attend are encouraged to arrive at their cemetery of choice about 20 minutes prior to the scheduled times, as all times are approximate due to travel.
