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Above is the grave of US Army Corporal Russel A Michalke, a Saline native who died May 24, 1968 in the Vitnam War
Memorial Day is the day America honors the men and women who died in service of our country.
Saline offers a series of events to allow people to mark the occasion.
- BSA Troop 439 offers the annual pancake breakfast, from 8-10 a.m., which has moved this year to Harry's Auto Service, 223 E. Michigan. The cost is $5 a person or $20 a family. Cash only.
- The annual Saline Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. It launches from Davenport, heads west down Michigan Avenue and finishes at Oakwood Cemetery. The Grand Marshal is US Army Reserve Maj. General Rodney L. Faulk.
- People follow the parade to the cemetery where Maj. Gen. Faulk, Mayor Brian Marl, American Legion Post Commander David Saims are among those will reflect on the day.
- Following the ceremony at the cemetery, people are invited across the street to the Saline American Legion Hall at 320 W. Michigan Ave. where Robison Bahnmiller is sponsoring the Legion's free hot dog lunch.
More News from Saline
- Kathryn Nelson, Wife and Mother of 3, Endured Illness to Raise Kind, Caring and Respectul Children Kathryn Lynn Nelson, age 52, of Saline, Michigan passed away at group hospice home after years of battling various health issues.
- Charges in Two Saline Domestic Violence Cases Two Saline men were arraigned in separate domestic violence cases.
