The Bardsdale Cemetery will hold it Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29th at 11AM.

The featured speaker this year is Marc Allen. Mar is a 30 year United States Air Force Veteran and retired Chief Master Sergeant. He joined the Air Force upon graduating from Moorpark High School in 1992. During his military career he served as a career enlisted aviator on the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global research capabilities for our nation’s warfighters. His aircrew experience includes certifications as a flight C-17 instructor/evaluator, airdrop and Prime Nuclear Airlift Force Loadmaster and has over 8,000 flight and 3,500 combat hours. Additionally Marc served as the Senior International Affairs Program Manager for Un item States Air Forces in Europe where he managed a 75-country portfolio spanning 15 million square miles providing oversight and management of a $9million annual budget conducting 900 annual theatre security cooperation events to promote Commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa priorities and strengthen strategic alliances in Europe and Africa. Lastly he was the Operations Group Superintendent where he served as the commander’s senior enlisted leader and principle advisor on personnel career development, utilization, training, organizational performance, readiness capabilities and airfield operations to provide survivable, reliable and precision airpower of C-17, KC-135,B-2, B-52, F-16 and A-1‘0 aircraft supporting going and combined forces. Marc has over 20 deployments in support of Operations Provide Promise, Joint Endeavor, Assured Lif, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Inherent Resolve. His education includes a Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Management, Associate Degree in Business Administration and Aviation Operations and two certificates in Professional Management and International Affairs. Since his retirement from the Air Force Marc resides in Reno, Nevada and works for the Nevadaworks specializing in workforce development. He is engaged to Heather Adans and has two children Haeley, who is a sophomore at Chico State University and Julian, who is a sophomore at Quartz Hill High School in Palmdale.

The Reverend Bob Hammond of St. Stephens Anglican Church will give the Inspirational Message.

Also assisting in the ceremony will be VFW Post 9637, Boy Scout Troop 406, Cub Scout Troop 3400 and Bill Morris. The Boy Scouts & Bardsdale 4H will put out the flags on Friday, May 26th and they will be picked up by the Bardsdale 4H on Tuesday, May 30th.

The Board of Trustees of the Cemetery District: Lani Farr, President, Lynda Edmonds, Secretary ,Lisa Hammond, Greg Taylor and Bill Morris would like to invite the community to this special event.