(File photo, Forest Lawn on Memorial Day)
For the first time since 2019, Forest Lawn Cemetery is bringing back the traditional West Seattle Memorial Day ceremony this year. (Here’s our coverage of the last event, pre-pandemic.) All are invited to the remembrance event next Monday (May 27) on the green in the cemetery (6701 30th SW), 2 pm, for speakers, music, and refreshments.
Has this service been overtly Christian in the past? I have nothing against Christians wanting to mourn their dead, I wish everyone peace in their grief. However, it wouldn’t feel right for me paying respects to my non-Christian father. I was thinking of going, but now I’m hesitant.
It is not so much a religious service as a military remembrance, but I do recall an invocation in the past (toward the start of our 2017 video: https://westseattleblog.com/2017/05/video-west-seattle-memorial-day-ceremony-reminds-that-each-fallen-fighter-has-a-story ).
That is good news. Honoring those brave Americans who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the USA is important and should never be forgotten.
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