Memorial Day Events Scheduled in Milbank

Dennis Kohlman, a retired First Sergeant who dedicated 41 years to the Army National Guard, will present the keynote remarks during the Memorial Day services to be held in Milbank on Monday, May 25. Everyone is welcome. Kohlman was inducted into the Court of Honor at Camp Ripley in Minnesota. He also received the U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal. 

Milbank’s traditional program is a reminder that Memorial Day is set aside to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and died in service to our country. 

2026 Memorial Day –Monday, May 25 
Schedule of Events

St. Lawrence Church in Milbank
Mass – 8 a.m. 
St. Lawrence Cemetery – Program Begins at 9 a.m.
Address by Fr. Tom Hartman 
Posting of the Memorial Wreaths
Salute to the Dead – All-Units Firing Squad

Milbank Cemetery –  Program Begins at 10 a.m.  
Posting of the Colors – Birch-Miller Post 9 American Legion and Auxiliary, Post 9 American Legion Sons Squadron, VFW Post 3486 and Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 19, and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1054
Invocation – American Legion Chaplain
Pledge of Allegiance –  Led by Commander Mark Haaven
“The Star-Spangled Banner” –  Milbank Eighth-Grade Band and MHS Band Assistants
Introduction –  Commander Mark Haaven
Speaker –  Dennis Kohlman – Army National Guard – Appleton, Minnesota
Band Selection –  “Pirate Parade’ and “An American Celebration”
Posting of Memorial Wreaths – Birch-Miller Post 9 American Legion and Auxiliary, Post 9 American Legion Sons Squadron, VFW Post 3486 and Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 19, and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1054
Salute to the Dead — All-Units Firing Squad
“Taps” –  Gunnar Anderson, Justus Gortmaker, Aubree Madsen, Nevaeh Nilson, and Marley Pinkert
Retiring of the Colors

In the event of inclement weather, the services will be held in the Milbank National Guard Armory.