The Bardsdale Cemetery will hold it Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28th at 11:00AM.

The Ceremony will start with a fly-over by the 805th Navion Squadron.

The featured speaker this year is Gordon A. Richardson. Colonel Richardson has 28 years of service in the Army. He graduated and received his regular army commission in the Field Artillery through ROTC from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts in 1990. He has also earned his Masters in Business Administration and Military Arts & Science.

Colonel Richardson has deployed to Iraq when he was a Major as a Battalion Operations Officer and Afghanistan as a Colonel of the Combined Joint Operations Center Director. He has had a tour to Korea and two tours to Germany. His major awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. He has earned a Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. Colonel Richardson and his wife Amy have two children and reside in Leavenworth, Kansas.

The Reverend Bethany Carpenter of the Bardsdale Methodist Church will give the Memorial Service and special music will be provided by the Bardsdale Methodist Church Choir.

Also assisting in the ceremony will be VFW Post 9637, Boy Scout Troop 406, Cub Scout Troop 3400 and Bob Thompson. The Boy Scouts will put out the flags on Friday, May25th and they will be picked up by the Bardsdale 4H on Tuesday, May 29th.

A special thank you to Garcia Mortuary for furnishing the doves to conclude the service and to the P.E.O. for furnishing cookies.

The Board of Trustees of the Cemetery District: Scott Lee, President, Lynda Edmonds, Secretary, Rita Rudkin, Gabriel Asenas and Dick Diaz would like to invite the community to this special event.