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King Band to perform on Memorial Day

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will perform at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies again this year on Monday. This event, sponsored by the Fort Dodge Veteran’s Council, will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on the northwest corner of the Kennedy Park/Badger Lake complex, 1386 National Ave.

Parking and shuttle bus service will be available again this year, picking up persons parked at the Rogers Sports Complex/Soccer Fields. Persons are strongly advised to take advantage of this shuttle service, since parking is very limited at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Watch for further details on pick-up times in local media as the event draws closer. People attending the ceremony may want to bring their own lawn chairs, since public seating is limited.

The Karl L. King Municipal Band, conducted by Jerrold P. Jimmerson, will start playing at 10 a.m., prior to the start of the program, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

In the event of rain, this program may be moved on very short notice to the St. Edmond High School Auditorium. Listen to local radio stations for any last-minute changes in location. Any announcements will also be made on the band’s website at www.karlking.us, or on the Facebook page listing for the Karl L. King Municipal Band.

The program will include several march selections written by the band’s namesake, including “Lone Crusader,” “Desert Patrol” and “140th Infantry.”

Other patriotic selections on the program will include the Navy hymn “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” “America Exultant,” “America the Beautiful,” “You’re A Grand Old Flag,” “This Is My Country,” “Military Escort,” “God Bless America” and “National Salute.”

Special musical recognition will be extended to the members of the military, past and present, with a medley of songs representing all five branches of the military service, titled “Salute to America’s Finest” and a narrated salute by Scott Johnston to all military with “Duty, Honor, Country” based on a speech by General Douglas MacArthur to a graduating class at West Point.

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