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Mount Olive Memorial Day events on Sunday

By From staff reports
Published in News on May 23, 2014 1:46 PM

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive VFW Post 9959 and American Legion Post 103 will hold a joint Memorial Day Service at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive Sunday, May 25, at 3 p.m.

Staff Sgt. Ben Seekell, a Purple Heart recipient and active duty airman from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, will be this year's keynote speaker. Seekell and his military dog Charlie were injured during a deployment to Afghanistan.

Highlights of the memorial service will include a tribute to all post members that have passed in the last year and the laying of the wreath by Mar-Mac Fire Department's Honor Guard.

For more information, contact Mount Olive VFW Post 9959 Commander Ray Harrell at 919-731-2270.