Lang
5/28/23
The Memorial Day ceremony is returning to Iowa City after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ceremonial events will kick off at 8:30 a.m. on Monday at Park Road Bridge, where soldiers and sailors lost at sea will be honored.
At 9:30 a.m. Oakland Cemetery will host a memorial program. This event will take place near the cemetery entrance at 1000 Brown Street.
The day’s events will continue at 11 a.m. with a ceremony at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2600 Muscatine Avenue.
City officials say they want to thank the Johnson County Military Affairs Association and American Legion Post 17 and Auxiliary for making these events possible.
Memorial Day events are also set for Coralville Monday morning. The Coralville American Legion will conduct services at Oak Hill Cemetery on Highway 6 in Tiffin at 10 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery on 1st Avenue in Coralville at 11:15 a.m.