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More than 15 wreaths were laid as part of the 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony at St. Mihiel American Cemetery.
Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Attendance was free and open to the public.
| Marseillaise and Star Spangled Banner | |
| Welcoming Remarks | Jeffrey Hays, Superintendent |
| Introductory Remarks | Lilian Pfluke, American Overseas Memorial Day Association |
| Invocation | Father Jean-Marie Amiot, Toul Parish |
| Remarks | Jean-Claude Dotte, Thiaucourt Mayor |
| Skit | "The Air Service over the Salient" by the students of Ferdinand Buisson college-Thiaucourt |
| Remarks | Philippe Mahe, Nancy Prefect |
| Memorial Day Address | Brig. Gen. Robert A. Huston, Assistant Vice Commander, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base in Germany |
| Offering of Wreaths, Taps, and Raising of the Colors | |
| Benediction | Chaplain Philippe Choucroun |
| Closing Remarks | Lilian Pfluke |