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Memorial Day – Thank you for our freedom

Memorial Day – Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God

Memorial Day surprise: Fleet of Flowers to sail quietly

An unannounced and unofficial “Fleet of Flowers” will cast off from the harbor Monday morning, May 31. The popular event was cancelled in 2020 during a statewide pandemic shutdown and not rescheduled to reboot until Memorial Day 2022. But organizers were unable to quell the desire for tribute to Depoe Bay’s heroic past and recent losses. On Friday, volunteers were busy draping the U.S. Coast Guard station with floral wreaths. >click to read< 07:40

Memorial Day: Remembering those that served. Thank You.

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The Annual Fleet of Flowers, Depoe Bay on Memorial Day

The annual Fleet of Flowers ceremony originated in Depoe Bay in 1936 to honor Depoe Bay Fishermen Ray Bower and Jack Chamber, who lost their lives in an effort to save their friend Ernest McQueen who with two teenage boys aboard the Norwester, got caught in a storm, Bower and Chamber, just back from a fishing trip on the Cara Lou, spotted the trouble from the bridge and immediately went to help. >Photo’s, click to read<14:30

Memorial Day

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. Harry S. Truman

On this Memorial Day, We thank those that have sacriced their lives for our Freedom. May God Bless America

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