Pearl Harbor Ceremony set for December 7 at Auld Pavilion

Pearl Harbor Ceremony set for December 7 at Auld Pavilion

Published on December 02, 2024

Event will feature Pearl Harbor memorabilia

The Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council invites the public to a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony Saturday, December 7, at Auld Pavilion in Antelope Park, 1650 Memorial Drive. The event will begin at 11:55 a.m. to coincide with the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Accessible parking is available on the north side of the Auld Pavilion.

The event will feature welcome remarks by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Pat Studts, daughter of a Pearl Harbor survivor. Studts will share remarks about her father, SSgt Arthur Gersib, who served at the Schoefield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. Presentation of the Colors will be conducted by the Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska Honor Guard. Featured musicians include the Lincoln Continentals Quartet and Kevin Murray. Danette Matty will deliver the invocation and benediction.

Pearl Harbor memorabilia, provided by Jason Grof, will also be displayed. Grof's grandfather served on the USS Effingham at Pearl Harbor shortly after the December 7 attack. Grof, who served in both the US Army and Army National Guard, has spent years collecting and preserving items connected to Pearl Harbor.

The Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council recognizes military days and organizes programs for Memorial Day (last Monday of May), Patriot Day (September 11), Veterans Day (November 11), and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7). The Lincoln Parks Foundation recognizes donations at the Bricks of Honor Annual Dedication held the second Saturday in June. Information about the Bricks of Honor program is available at lincolnparks.org (search: Bricks of Honor).

For information about the Veterans Memorial Garden, visit lincoln.ne.gov/veteransgarden. For more information about Parks and Recreation, visit parks.lincoln.ne.gov.