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LOCAL Monday 30 May 2022

Memorial Day at Costa Linda Beach Resort

EAGLE BEACH — On Me- American flag or the sing- at 10:00 AM. Costa Linda There will be coffee, juice the Costa Linda Beach
morial Day morning in ing or playing of the Stars Vets, families and friends. and donuts provided by Resort.q
2002 four US armed forces Spangled banner might of-
veterans, their friends and fend some island residents.
families gathered on Eagle We also soon realized that
Beach at Costa Linda. The we had attracted veterans
purpose of the gathering from other nations – Hol-
was to honor all those who land, Aruba, and South Af-
had paid the ultimate sac- rica to mention a few. So in
rifice in the service of their fairness to all, we thought
country. The simple cer- that large national banners
emony has since become and anthems would be in-
an annual event and will appropriate. However, we
take place once again on encourage participants to
Monday May 30, 2022 at wear any uniforms or na-
Costa Linda Beach Resort. tional symbols they wish to
wear.
Memorial Day welcomes
veterans from all nations to Veterans will gather on the
take part. We are pleased beach at 10:00 AM May
to say that since that first 30, 2022 to form The Detail.
ceremony participation There will be a call to atten-
has indeed increased sig- tion followed by a reading
nificantly. From the begin- of the poem “We Stand by
ning we have attempted the Sea” (anonymous) as a
to keep the ceremony sim- memorial wreath of flow-
ple, solemn, and apolitical. ers will be placed in the
We’ve kept it solemn for surf. There will then be the
obvious reasons, simple be- presentation of arms by the
cause of the ages of some Detail. The Detail will then
of our vets who might find be dismissed.
it difficult to stand in the
sun too long, and apolitical All those wishing to join us
because we were/are all on Memorial Day May 30,
visitors in Aruba and under- 2022 are welcomed. We
stood that the raising of the will convene on the beach