This Memorial Day weekend, the Colorado Freedom Memorial will present the 13th Annual Colorado Remembers ceremony, a community event honoring generations of Colorado’s fallen veterans as well as those still serving today. This year, Colorado Remembers will also commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, as well as 150 years of Colorado statehood.
Presented by the City of Aurora and the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation, festivities begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 23 with a free pancake breakfast and a musical performance by Victory Three.
The Remembrance Ceremony begins at 10 a.m., and will include a special military flyover, a ceremonial laying of wreaths featuring the ADF-C Joint Force Color Guard from Buckley Space Force Base, and tolling of the Honor Bell. Following the ceremony, the Memorial will be open to guided or self-guided tours and free roses will be available to lay at the Memorial.
Agenda for Saturday, May 23:
8 – 10 a.m.
Free Pancake Breakfast, donations to CFM welcome
Musical performance by Victory Three
Historic military artifacts and vehicles on display
USS Arizona artifact on display
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Colorado Remembers Ceremony
Military flyover
Tolling of Honor Bell
Stories of the fallen
Wreath laying
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Self-guided tours of the Memorial
Historic military artifacts and vehicles on display
USS Arizona artifact on display
While donations will be gratefully accepted, the entire day’s events are free and open to the public.
The Colorado Freedom Memorial is located at Aurora’s Memorial Park at 756 Telluride St.
For more information on the Colorado Freedom Memorial, visit www.ColoradoFreedomMemorial.com, or find the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ColoradoFreedomMemorial.