As has been tradition in Fountain Hills, the Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) will hold a Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony at 9 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 30, at the Fountain Hills Veterans Memorial on the south side of Fountain Park.

All four VSOs (Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] Post 7507, American Legion Post 58, American Veterans [AmVets] Post 7 and Marine Corps League Detachment [MCLD] 1439) participate jointly in the annual commemorative ceremony which, this year, is organized by VFW Post 7507 under the leadership of Don Hervey.

Representatives of each VSO will give short speeches with the keynote speech by 99-year-old World War II Veteran and former prisoner of war, Gene Metcalf, has stepped up to be the new keynote speaker on Monday at 9 a.m. The previously scheduled keynote speaker, 100-year-old World War II Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, Jack Holder, suffered an injury will be unable to attend.

Upon completion of the ceremony, all guests are invited to American Legion Post 58 for coffee and donuts. Chairs and shade are provided by VFW Post 7507.