It will begin at 10 a.m. with patriotic music played by the Karl King Municipal Band. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The park is on the north side of Badger Lake in an area where there is very little space for parking. The Fort Dodge Veterans Council urges people to park at the Community Orchard, 2237 160th St., and ride a bus to the park. The bus rides to and from the park will be free.

“Please, please we encourage you to help us as you’re able by parking at the Community Orchard parking lot,” said Tom Dorsey, a member of the Veterans Council and an organizer of the ceremony. “Bring a chair if you want and ride one of the buses provided by MIDAS.”

He said buses will be at the orchard at 9 a.m. Monday and will run continuously until 10 a.m. Then after the ceremony is over, they will transport people back to the orchard.

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These members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 in Fort Dodge spent a day cleaning Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park so that it is ready for the Memorial Day ceremony to be held there Monday. From left are Vern Schmitz, Donald Praeng, George Sexton, Larry Harklau and Rich Lennon.

Dorsey said band members will have priority on the buses.

“Please give them a hand if you can,” he said. “They have to carry their instrument as well as their music stand.”

Traditional elements of the ceremony include a keynote speaker, the naming of the Veteran of the Year, and dropping a wreath into the lake in memory of those buried at sea.

A roll call of all Webster County veterans who died since the 2025 Memorial Day service will be read.

If there is bad weather Monday morning, the ceremony may be moved on short notice to St. Edmond High School, Sixth Avenue North and 22nd Street.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 members Larry Harklau, front, and Rich Lennon clean up Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park.

If You Go

What: Fort Dodge Memorial Day ceremony

When: 10 a.m. Monday, Karl King Municipal Band concert, 10:30 a.m. Monday, ceremony

Where: Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park. Please park at Community Orchard, 2237 160th St.