Katy Families to Honor Veterans at Annual Memorial Day Program
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KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
May 23, 2025
By Natalie Cook Clark
Katy families and residents can honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom while celebrating and connecting with community.
Annual Katy Memorial Day Program this Monday
The Katy VFW Post 9182 will host their annual Memorial Day program this morning at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery (6801 Franz Road.)
Veterans, Families, Community All to Honor those Lost
The event welcomes veterans and community residents alike. There will be a posting of the colors by the Katy VFW Honor Guard as well as the pledge of allegiance and invocation.
“Memorial Day is very important because our country goes through ebbs and flows and loss doesn’t touch every family now like it did during WWII,” says Katy VFW Commander Ruben Arriaga. “This is a tradition that we don’t want to lose.”
The memorial service will include the tolling of the bell for the deceased as well as a “21” gun salute and taps.
“If you go back far enough families can find loss from war,” says Commander Arriaga.
Bring the family out to honor those Katy service men and woman who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This year due to heat the ceremony is expected to last about thirty minutes out of respect for the elderly community.
Follow the Katy VFW Post 9182 for upcoming events.
Memorial Day Poem
Elegy To Those Taken Away © By Hubert E. Cormier II You stood up, you spoke loud, You stood up, above the crowd, You stood up, so very proud. You stood up, with right on your side, You stood up, to stem the tide, You stood up, you did not hide. You stood up, without a word to say, You stood up, and led the way, You stood up, came what may. You stood up and with all your might, You stood up and entered the fight, you stood up and fought, till morning's light. You stood up and answered the call, You stood up, so very tall, You stood up and gave your all. We stand here gathered this spring day, We stand here in silence, this day in May, We stand here to honor those taken away.
"These men and women from the Revolutionary War to the present Wars of today are the unsung heroes," says Cormier. "We do this to honor these men and women and remind each generation that their memory shall live on."
President Harry S. Truman stated, "Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. They have earned our undying gratitude."
How will you honor fallen local veterans today?