CAPE MAY, N.J. — The Coast Guard Training Center Cape May along with members of the Marine Corp League and Veterans of Foreign Wars took time to honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to their country in a Memorial Day observance ceremony onboard the training center, Monday.
“Memorial Day is about honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service of something greater than themselves,” said Capt. Todd Prestidge, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. “Their sacrafice in order to protect this great nation offers a humbling reminder to what America stands for and to what lengths the men and women of the armed services are willing to go to protect it.”
The Coast Guard Training Center Cape May’s ceremonial staff will provide buglers, a color guard and firing parties at a number of community events in honor of Memorial Day. Senior officials from the training center are also expected to speak at a number of these events.
Capt. Prestidge, a bugler and a color guard will participate in an observance at the Corinthian Yacht Club at 10 a.m.
At 11 a.m., Capt. Prestidge along with a bugler, color guard and firing party will be at the Cape May Convention Center for a ceremony followed later that afternoon at the Cape May County Veterans’ Cemetery in Cape May Court House, N.J., where Prestidge will be a keynote speaker. The ceremonial staff will provide a bugler, color guard and firing party for this event.
Cmdr. Shaun Brown, Coast Guard Training Center Cape May's Chaplain, salutes the National Ensign as it is raised to half mast prior to the start of a Memorial Day observance held onboard the training center, Monday, May 25, 2015. Members of the training center's ceremonial staff will be participating in several Memorial Day events throughout Cape May County this year. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) A wreath sits at the edge of the parade field onboard the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May prior to the start of a Memorial Day observance, Monday, May 25, 2015. During the ceremony, wreaths were placed at foot of the Douglas Munro statue by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corp League and a Coast Guard Recruit. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, Capt. Todd Prestidge, offers his remarks to the regiment during a Memorial Day observance onboard the training center, Monday, March 25, 2015. Members of the training center's ceremonial detail will be participating in numerous Memorial Day events throughout Cape May County. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corp League and a Coast Guard Recruit place wreaths at the foot of the Douglas Munro statue onboard the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May as part of a Memorial Day observance, Monday, May 25, 2015. Douglas Munro was fatally wounded in World War II rescuing Marines from a beach in Guadalcanal and is the only Medal of Honor recipient in the Coast Guards 225 year history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
A bugler from the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May ceremonial detail plays Taps during a Memorial Day observance onboard the training center, Monday, May 25, 2015. The ceremonial detail will support several Memorial Day events throughout Cape May County by providing color guards, firing parties and buglers. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)