Nat'l Memorial Day live stream

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper will host a wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Memorial Day, May 25, at 8 a.m. CDT to honor the men and women in uniform who have died while serving the nation. SECDEF will be joined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, and other senior government and defense officials. The event will be live-streamed on Defense.gov. Later in the day, SECDEF Esper and CJCS Milley will join President Trump and other members of the administration for a Memorial Day ceremony at Fort McHenry, Md. (Source: DoD 05/21/20) Mississippi Notes: There will be a Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. on May 25 on the lawn of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Meridian. The name of each fallen soldier from Lauderdale County will be read. In a separate event, the 248 Honor Circle will host a Memorial Day event at 10 a.m. in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. Guest speaker will be Henry Gruno, director of the memorial cemetery. Columbus' traditional Memorial Day celebration in Frankfort Square was scrapped a week ago, but taking up the mantle is American Legion Hartman Post 84.  They are planning a small recognition event at 10:30 a.m. at the Bell Tower in Pawnee Park. In Tupelo, there will be a 9 a.m. outdoors ceremony at Veteran’s Park. The event will be streamed live online from the city's Facebook page.