BELOW, A FEW PHOTOS I TOOK YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE THE MAQUOKETA MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM WAS HELD.     NICE BAND MUSIC AT THE START.... DURING PROGRAM...AND AGAIN AT THE END, BY MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND MEMBERS DIRECTED BY
KENT CRAWFORD.

CLIFF MERRICK, MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION ADJUTANT, WAS THE
EMCEE.

ANGIE WATTERS, 2ND DISTRICT VFW AUXILIARY PRESIDENT OF FULTON,
IOWA, READ ABOUT "FLANDERS FIELD".

THE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS WAS GIVEN BY MAQUOKETA MAYOR DON SCHWENKER.   HE WAS ON FULLTIME ACTIVE DUTY 8 YEARS AND IN THE THE
NATIONAL GUARD OVER 20 YEARS.

CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE SERVICE CONCLUDED AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY.

THE AVENUE OF FLAGS AT THE CEMETERIES WAS NOT PUT  UP THIS YEAR
BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.

BUT, THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB DID PUT UP OVER 450 FLAGS.

DENNIS VOY