Memorial Day Ceremony

May 25, 2026
10:50 AM - 3:15 PM
Central Park/Hazelwood Cemetery

Overview

Join the American Legion for their Memorial Day Services. Their schedule:

10:50 AM: Opening Patriotic Music – Grinnell Community Band
11 AM: Presentation of the Colors – Grinnell Boy Scouts
11:05 AM: National Anthem – Grinnell Community Band
11:10 AM Laying of Reefs – Grinnell American Legion Auxiliary
11:12 AMOpening Remarks and Introduction of Main Speaker - Lloyd Jones, American Legion Post 53 Commander
11:15 AM Main Speaker – Gavin Sandvig, Bureau Chief of Benefits & Cemetery, Iowa Dept of Veterans Affairs* (description below)
11:30 AM Closing Remarks/Community Recognitions – Lloyd Jones, American Legion Post 53 Commander
11:32 AM Rifle Salute – Grinnell American Legion, Grinnell Sons of the American Legion, & Grinnell VFW
11:35 AMTaps – Grinnell Community Band
11:40 AM Benediction – Michael Fisher, American Legion Post 53 Chaplain
11:42 AM Retirement of the Colors – Grinnell Boy Scouts
11:45 AM: Closing Music – Community Band
2:45 PM: Lay Wreath at Veteran’s Wall - Hazelwood Cemetery – Grinnell American Legion Auxiliary & the Grinnell Sons of
American Legion
3 PM: Taps – Hazelwood Cemetery – as part of the National Taps Across America program

*Gavin Sandvig serves as the Bureau Chief of Benefits and Cemetery for the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, where he oversees operations for the Veterans Benefits Office and the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. In this role, Gavin is dedicated to ensuring Iowa’s veterans and their families receive the honor, care, and benefits they have earned through their service.