THE CITY OF SEATTLE’S GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE MEMORIAL DAY OUTDOOR CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022, AT 10 A.M. AT BENAROYA HALL

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY HONORS THE WASHINGTON STATE FALLEN HEROES WHO HAVE DIED WHILE IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY

Seattle, WA – The Garden of Remembrance, located at Benaroya Hall on Second Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle, will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 10 a.m.  The ceremony honors the Washington state fallen heroes who have died while in service to their country. The theme of this year’s program is “Honoring the Fallen Through the Eyes of a Veteran.” The keynote speaker will be Seattle Police Department Captain Steven Strand, retired Army Command Sergeant major for the National Guard. 

The observance will include a presentation of wreaths following the tolling of the bell. The ceremony is sponsored by Garden of Remembrance Advisory Board, Benaroya Hall, the City of Seattle, the Gold Star Families of Washington and the Northwest Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. This event is ADA accessible, and there will be free parking in the Benaroya Hall Garage accessible on Union and Second Avenue.

GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE

The Garden of Remembrance is an official state memorial to more than 8,000 Washington State citizens who have given their lives in the service of our country since 1941, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and post-9/11 conflicts. Every year on Memorial Day, families are invited to gather at the Garden to honor their fallen loved ones. Some bring photos and other mementos to leave at the wall. The Garden of Remembrance is a half-acre, L-shaped space designed by late world-renowned landscape architect Robert Murase and lies along the south and west sides of Benaroya Hall. Memorial walls of granite, lined by slender reflecting pools, are oriented so that the names face the western sun. In addition to the walls, excerpts from poems honor veterans who died in our nation’s wars; lines from letters remind us of the personal connections with home that each name represents. The reflecting pools honor those missing in action, and a waterfall honors those who died in peacetime and other national service. The golden oak tree that centers the Garden symbolizes remembrance of the cycle of life and honors the fallen and their families. The Garden was dedicated on July 4, 1998.

BENAROYA HALL

Benaroya Hall, home of Seattle Symphony, is located at 200 University Street in downtown Seattle on a city block between Second and Third avenues and Union and University streets. The Garden of Remembrance is easily accessible by public transportation. A 430-space parking garage, accessible from Second Avenue, is housed within Benaroya Hall.

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