The annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Benaroya Hall’s Garden of Remembrance is held in honor of Washington State Service members who fell in service to their country since Memorial Day of the prior year. The names of the fallen are engraved on the granite walls of the Garden of Remembrance. Families and individuals are welcome to leave flowers and other tokens in private ceremony throughout the day. The ceremony is sponsored by the Garden of Remembrance Advisory Board, the Northwest Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Gold Star Mothers of Washington and Benaroya Hall. More info: Art in & around Benaroya Hall (seattlesymphony.org)
- The 2021 Memorial Day Ceremony will honor Korean War POW/MIA Service Members with a keynote address by Korean War Veteran John D. Hosey, followed by the tolling of the bell and the presentation of the wreaths at Benaroya Hall’s Garden of Remembrance on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Thankfully, there are no new names to be added to the wall this year. More info: BENAROYA HALL’S GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, MAY 31 AT 10 A.M. — Seattle Symphony Press (squarespace.com)
