Letter: A chance to pay respect
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at noon Monday at the Roaring Fork Veterans Memorial, located on the east side of the Pitkin County Courthouse at 506 Main St. in Aspen.
The public is cordially invited. Veterans are encouraged to wear items of military memorabilia. Following the ceremony, Aspen Elks Lodge No. 224 is hosting a community picnic at Connor Park next to Aspen City Hall.
Congress is asking all citizens to observe a moment of silence at 3 p.m. in memory of our nation’s fallen military men and women.
For more information, contact Dan Glidden at 970-927-4183 or Dick Merritt at 970-927-5178.
Lt. Col. Dick Merritt
Basalt
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