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Fort Knox is set to host its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery – Central in Radcliff.
“Our U.S. Army Cadet Commander and our Senior Commander on Fort Knox, Brigadier General Barnett, will be the ceremony’s keynote speaker, “said Fort Knox Garrison Command Sergeant Alex Licea. “The event will also have a ceremonial wreath laying, a 21-gun salute, a Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony, a flag folding, and the playing of ‘Taps.’”
Fort Knox will also be providing access to the 122 cemeteries located across the post Monday.
“That’ll be open to the public and for families and friends who have buried their loved ones there to pay and visit respects from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” Licea said.
Fort Knox will have a cultural resources representative at the visitors center to assist with checkpoint locations and to provide event maps, and Fort Knox Range Branch staff will be at gate checkpoints to help locate gravesites.
More information can be found in the Knox Announcements section on the Fort Knox website.
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