HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The annual Memorial Day Service in Havre will take place in front of the Hill County Courthouse on Monday at 11 AM.
Brian Carpenter, Road Captain for the Local American Legion Riders, says the service will take between 45 minutes and an hour.
“We’ll have the National Anthem sang, we’ll do the 21 gun salute with the honor guard, we’ll have a flag line there for that representing each branch of the service, and then the Elks, VFW, the Legion, the Legion Riders and a few other groups will all place a wreath in honor at the memorial at the corner of the courthouse lawn.”
The service will be followed by a free Chili and Soup Luncheon at the Elks Lodge. This was unable to take place last year due to the pandemic.
Other events scheduled in Havre on Memorial Day weekend:
- A fundraiser at Vizsla Brewing from 4-8 PM on Friday. There will be 22 a Day Veteran Suicide Awareness patches, decals, and t-shirts for sale. Live music starts at 6 PM and there will be a raffle drawing at 8 PM
- A Poker Run on Saturday beginning at the Old IGA parking lot. Registration is $10 and starts at 9 AM. There will be stops in Big Sandy, Fort Benton (bring your own lunch), Chester, Hingham and Walleyes Tavern, with the last stop back in Havre at Vizsla Brewing. You must be able to show endorsements to ride with the American Legion Riders. There will also be a 50/50 raffle
- Sunday at 9 AM flags will be placed on Veteran’s graves at Highland Cemetery. The public is welcome to help
- Scouts will be retiring American flags on Monday from 1-3 PM at The Bridge on the south side of Havre
- Flag removal at the Cemetery on Monday at 3 PM
All funds from the fundraisers go to 22 A Day Veteran Suicide Awareness and Prevention.
