Watseka American Legion – Post 23 invites all citizens and veterans of the area to attend the 2026 Memorial Service at the Veteran’s Memorial in Legion Park. The memorial service will be conducted on May 25th at 11:00 am. If your family lost a member of the military in the line of duty, or has a Veteran of the military that has since died, then this service will be a wonderful way to honor their service and sacrifice.The memorial service will consist of our military branch flag presentation, Pledge of Allegiance to our American Flag, opening comments and key note speech, and a rifle salute to all deceased and missing military veterans by the Watseka American Legion Honor Guard. We encourage all participants to bring lawn chairs, as seating is limited at the memorial.The service will conclude with a free light lunch at the Legion Hall, courtesy of the Watseka American Legion and Watseka American Legion Auxiliary.