By Monty Siekerman
Ada VFW Ream-McElroy Post 9381 and the Ada American Legion Post will sponsor a Memorial Day service at Woodlawn Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 28. All are welcome.

Don Traxler, former mayor and retired ONU professor, will speak on “Let Freedom Ring” saying all should have the four Fs in their life: faith, family, friends, and fun.

Members of the Ladies Auxiliary will place wreaths in memory of servicemen who died in wars, including the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, Mexican War, World War I, U.S. Veteran, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf, Iraq War and Afghanistan.

Ada students will read the Gettysburg Address and recite the poem “In Flanders Fields.”

In case of rain, the service will be held at the VFW Post on SR 235 north of Ada.
Following the Ada service, members of the VFW and American Legion will travel to Preston Cemetery, east of Alger, for a brief service.
Photo from last year’s service