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In honor of the Idaho men and women who have died in service to our country, the Idaho Veterans Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day celebration on Monday, May 25 beginning at 10 a.m. The cemetery is located at 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Road.

The ceremony will feature several speakers including a representative from Sen. Mike Crapo’s office; Congressman Walt Minnick; Major General Larry LaFrenz, Commanding General of the Idaho National Guard; Col. James McGovern, Commander of the 366th Operations Group at Mt. Home AFB; and Col. USMC Retired David Brassuel, Administrator of the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

There also will be music from the the Idaho National Guard 25th Army Band, a wreath laying ceremony, rifle and cannon salute, a military flyover and a ceremonial release of white doves.

Because of limited parking inside the cemetery grounds, attendees are asked to park their vehicles at the Optimist Youth Sports Complex, 9889 Hill Rd., and take a free shuttle to and from the cemetery. The shuttle includes handicap accessibility and is being provided by the Brown Bus Company of Nampa.

For more information call the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at 208-334-4796.

May 22nd, 2009
Tags: Idaho Veterans Cemetery, Memorial Day, Veterans
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On November 7, The cremains of 11 veterans that had been abandoned at funeral homes for many years will be interred in a special “Missing in America” ceremony at the Idaho Veteran’s Cemetery. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will be held at 11 a.m., at the cemetery located at 10100 Horseshoe Bend Road, Boise.

Among the cremains are the ashes two World War I veterans that had been forgotten in a funeral home for more than 60 years. In all, the ashes of nine Army veterans, one Marine veteran and one Air Force veteran will be interred during the ceremony.

Members of each branch of the armed forces will perform a simultaneous flag fold and presentation, and an Army bugler will play taps, followed by a rifle volley by the United States Marine Corps. After the veterans cremains have been interred by a member of their respective branch of service, the ceremony will conclude with a bagpiper playing Amazing Grace.

The Missing in America Project began in Idaho in 2005. The goal is to locate and recover the cremains of veterans and their spouses that have been lost in funeral homes and other locations and provide a proper burial for them at the Veterans Cemetery.

For more information call the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at 334-4796.

October 29th, 2008
Tags: Idaho Veterans Cemetery, Missing in America, Veterans Cemetery
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Posted by Patti