During the 2018 Memorial Day ceremony at Edsel Ford High School, a student lays flowers in front of a plaque honoring former students who died in service to our country. Edsel Ford, Dearborn and Fordson high schools are planning public Memorial Day ceremonies again this year.
All three traditional public high schools in Dearborn are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools.
All three events will take place in the morning during the week before Memorial Day, and all will remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Visitors are welcome to attend the ceremonies.
Dearborn High School will hold its ceremony starting at 9 a.m. May 24 in the school auditorium. The event will honor Dearborn High graduates and others who lost their lives in the service of their country. The ceremony will specifically highlight the life of James Huard, who has a monument named after him on the school grounds.
Fordson High School will hold an event at 9 a.m. May 25 in the school auditorium. Current Fordson students will highlight fallen soldiers from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The event will be emceed by Lisa Lark, a former Dearborn teacher and author of the book “All They Left Behind: Legacies of Men and Women of the Wall.”
Shaun Wilson will be the keynote speaker. An eight-year veteran of the U.S. Marines, he is a seasoned strategic communications, marketing and business management professional with more than 20 years of experience. American Legion Post 364 will provide an honor guard.
Edsel Ford High School will hold its ceremony starting at 7:50 a.m. May 26, in the school auditorium. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Supt. Glenn Maleyko, school board members and others will participate in the event, the longest active Memorial Day celebration in the district.
Lark will again lead the school’s Rose Ceremony honoring the 23 Edsel Ford graduates who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. A color guard from the James Huard 267 Post will present and retire the colors during the ceremony.
Dearborn Schools also will be well represented in the city’s Memorial Day Parade May 30. Several schools have bands performing in the parade, and some school-related groups will also participate.
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 10 a.m., but it is preceded by a ceremonial funeral procession at 9:40 a.m. The parade begins at Michigan Avenue and Maple and travels to the Henry Ford Centennial Library.
More information is available on the City of Dearborn website.