Wilda Birch places flowers and an American flag at the gravesite of her husband, Gordon Birch, who served in Korea at the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Friday, May 22, 2020. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)
Wilda Birch places flowers and an American flag at the gravesite of her husband, Gordon Birch, who served in Korea at the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Friday, May 22, 2020. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)
At every cemetery in Jefferson County, there will be a flag raising, and flowers and a wreath will be presented, along with a 21-gun salute, Roy Gibson said.
For information, contact Gibson at 208-589-7182.
Bonneville County:
Memorial Day events in Bonneville County include flag ceremonies at Bonneville County cemeteries and memorials.
The schedule is:
• 8 a.m. — Flag raising at River Memorial in Idaho Falls.
• 8:30 a.m. — Flag raising and program at Fielding Cemetery, 4600 S. Yellowstone Highway in Idaho Falls.
• 9 a.m. — Flag raising and program at Rose Hill Cemetery, 2355 Rollandet St. in Idaho Falls.
• 10 a.m. — Flag raising and program at Ammon Cemetery, 3456 E. 17th St. No. 185 in Idaho Falls.
• 10 a.m. — Reading names at Vietnam Memorial, 1435 Presto St. in Idaho Falls.
• 11 a.m. — Flag raising and program at Lincoln Cemetery, 2508 E. Lincoln Road in Idaho Falls.
• 3 p.m. — Program and moment of silence at Home Depot, 2075 S. Holmes Ave. in Idaho Falls.
Blackfoot:
The Boy Scouts will hold a Memorial Day ceremony 11 a.m. Monday at Grove City Cemetery, 1 Willow Drive in Blackfoot. It will be held at the tomb of the unknown soldier.
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