Florence American Cemetery in Italy hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Nearly 1,000 attendees gathered at the cemetery for this solemn ceremony.
Welcoming Remarks | Angel M. Matos, Florence American Cemetery Superintendent |
National Anthems of Italy and the United States of America | |
Invocation |
Capt. Michael Basie, Battalion Chaplain, 54th BEB, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Umberto Forti, Minister of Religion of the Florence Jewish Community
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Remarks | |
Laying of Memorial Wreaths | |
Honors Rendered by Firing Detail | |
Taps | |
Moment of Silence | |
Benediction |
Izzeddin Elzir, Imam of the Florence Muslim Community & President of U.C.O.I.I.
Father Cesare Bedogne’, Deacon of Tuscany, Scuola Marescialli e Brigadieri, Florence Carabinieri
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