HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Many veteran-focused places throughout the Tri-State will be having something going on come Memorial Day. This year, Memorial Day is May 29.

Here is what will be going on in some counties:

Illinois

  • Edwards County
    • American Legion – Albion
      • They said they didn’t have anything planned for Memorial Day.
  • Wabash County
    • VFW – Mt. Carmel
      • They said they usually had something planned on Memorial Day.
  • Wayne County
    • VFW Post 4535 – Fairfield
      • 11 a.m. Memorial Day service at Maple Hill Cemetery.
  • White County
    • American Legion Post 224 – Carmi
      • Memorial Day service at city park, 11 a.m.
    • Carmi VFW
      • At 11 a.m. there will be a Memorial Day service at Veteran’s Park.

Indiana

  • Dubois County
    • American Legion post 343 – Holland
      • The organization will be visiting gravesites on Sunday, and there are some sites in Holland. There will be a service at the Legion, and there will be a speaker.
    • American Legion 147 – Jasper
      • They are not open on Memorial Day, but are open on Friday and Saturday.
  • Gibson County
    • VFW 2714 – Fort Branch
      • There will be flags put on veterans’ graves. On Memorial Day the organization will have a colorguard. The organization will go around to each graveyard to have a ceremony.
    • American Legion – Oakland City
      • Before Memorial Day, there will be flags put in the cemeteries the organization will visit. On Memorial Day there will be a ceremony at four locations. The event will start at 9 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m. The locations will be First Baptist Church, Forsythe Chruch, Montgomery Cemetery and the last location will be Post 256.
  • Perry County
    • VFW – Tell City
      • Starting 7:30 a.m., the organization will be going to ten or eleven cemeteries for ceremonies and a 21 gun salute.
      • On Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m., will be going to cemeteries. The VFW will be with the American Legion at 12 p.m. at City Hall for one more ceremony.
  • Pike County
    • VFW – Petersburg
      • On May 23 the organization will visit thirteen cemeteries and have a courthouse visit.
  • Posey County
    • American Legion – Mt. Vernon
      • The office will be closed on Memorial Day.
    • VFW Post 370 – New Harmony
      • If anything happens, there will be a colorguard and the organization will be making cemetery rounds.
  • Spencer County
    • American Legion – Santa Claus
      • On May 28 there will be a post honor guard that will be visiting nine local cemeteries. There will be a roll call of all deceased veterans in the cemetery. This event will go from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Vanderburgh County
    • VFW 1114 – Evansville
      • Alexander Memorial Park at 9 a.m.
    • VFW 2953 – Evansville
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery on May 29 at 10 a.m. There will also be a public canteen after sunset, with free meals while supplies last.
  • Warrick County
    • Boonville VFW
      • A ceremony on May 29, 10 a.m., at Maple Grove.

Kentucky

  • Daviess County
    • VFW 696 – Owensboro
      • A few different things will be going on.
        • There will be a flag placement on Tuesday.
        • On Saturday at 2 p.m. there will be a Day of Remembrance at Owensboro Memorial Garden.
        • Saturday and Sunday will have an event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Inheritance for a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ceremony.
  • Henderson County
    • American Legion – Henderson
      • A Memorial Day ceremony will be near the fountain in Central Park on May 29. There will be dinner at the American Legion after the downtown service. The organizers will feed everyone, while supplies last.
  • Muhlenberg County
    • VFW 5478 – Greenville
      • The organization will have its regular meeting.
  • Union County
    • VFW 5488 – Uniontown
      • The organization usually serves cooked beans and cornbread to its veterans.
      • The VFW and American Legion will be going to Uniontown Cemetery for a Memorial Day service that will start at 10 a.m. and last for 25 minutes.
  • Webster County
    • VFW 5484 – Providence
      • There will be a service at 10 a.m., then the organization will be going to the Dixon courthouse by 11 a.m.