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Pembroke Pines Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday. Here's what to know

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The City of Pembroke Pines will host its Memorial Day Observance ceremony on Monday, May 25, at Fletcher Park.
The City of Pembroke Pines will host its Memorial Day Observance ceremony on Monday, May 25, at Fletcher Park. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com

Pembroke Pines will host a Memorial Day Observance on Monday to honor fallen servicemembers.

The ceremony will be held at Donnith H. Fletcher Park, a site named after the city’s first resident killed in the Vietnam War.

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The City of Pembroke Pines will host its Memorial Day Observance ceremony on Monday, May 25, at Fletcher Park.
The City of Pembroke Pines will host its Memorial Day Observance ceremony on Monday, May 25, at Fletcher Park. Valentino Funghi Unsplash

Here are key takeaways:

  • The May 25 ceremony begins at 9 a.m. at Donnith H. Fletcher Park, 7500 Johnson St. All residents are invited to attend.
  • The event opens with a presentation of colors by the Pembroke Pines Police and Fire Honor Guard, followed by a wreath-placing ceremony led by veterans, community leaders and special guests.
  • The park is named for Donnith H. Fletcher, the first Pembroke Pines resident to die in the Vietnam War. He was 21 when his helicopter was shot down in Phuoc Long province on June 30, 1970.
  • Fletcher, a McArthur High School graduate, was drafted into the Army in 1969 and served as a sharpshooter and machine gunner. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
  • For more information, call 954-392-2116.

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