Most City offices will be closed today in San Angelo, in
observance of Memorial Day. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m.
tomorrow. There will be no interruption of garbage collection or
landfill operations today, although the offices of Republic Services,
which provides both services under a contract with the City, will be
closed.
The Public Information Office of San Angelo released the following
notice regarding today's Memorial Day activities: "Because of
the weather and the condition of the parade grounds, Fort Concho's
Memorial Day activities today will be moved into the fort's
Commissary Building."
At Fort Concho, exercises to honor the nation's military who have
made the ultimate sacrifice will be conducted at 9 a.m. in th fort's
Commissary Building. The guest speaker will be Brian Campbell, a
retired U.S. Army colonel of the Medical Corps. Campbell enlisted in
the Marine Corps Reserve in 1976 and served in both the Army and
Marine Corps at various posts until 2006.
During the program, the Harmony Belles will perform patriotic
music, and the Fort Concho Living History Program and the Sons of the
Confederate Veterans will provide the color guard and artillery
salute. The program and reception are organized by the Pocahontas
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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