VFW District 1 Memorial Ceremonies
On February 15, as we do every year around this time, Post officers and members of both VFW and Auxiliary units of District 1 of the Department of Washington joined together for a luncheon and memorial ceremonies at the Post 2100 facility in Everett. These ceremonies, performed to memorialize our comrades who have left us in the past year, include the laying of floral bouquets by the representatives of each Post, the reading of prayers for the dead, as specified in the VFW Manual of Procedure) by our District Chaplain and a rifle salute by the Honor Guard. Post 8870 Commander Rose Gilliland was joined by several other Post officers at the event.
Edmonds VFW is very proud to provide more than our share of members in the Honor Guard, who represent us all a such ceremonies, and at burials and assorted community events where such formal representation ads so much to the solemnity of these events.