Joel will discuss how MCAT provides free equipment, training, studio use, cameras, and distribution help to individuals and organizations in Missoula who want to create media shows and clips. Find out about Missoula Community Access TV at https://mcat.org.
Christel Terrell has been the Air Traffic Control Manager at the Missoula Montana Airport since 2022. She will tell us how all the air traffic control facilities at the airport operate to maintain safety, and efficient flow of air traffic. It will be great to get an insider's view of the air traffic control system, upcoming changes, and past practices. If you are interested in what is happening specifically at the Missoula airport, check out their website.
Here are some of the outstanding services on Memorial Day around Missoula, curtesy of Susan Campbell Reneau.
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99th Annual MEMORIAL DAY WREATH CEREMONIES
MONDAY,
MAY 26, 2025
FREE
and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - PLEASE COME!
7 a.m. – Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Military flag poles. Sunrise Service. One wreath presented at base of flag display with potted plant. Playing of Taps. Schedule for day given to public. No shooting. Just flags and honor and color guard standing at attention, if available. Playing of Taps at the end of service.
9:30
a.m. – VFW Post 209 Headquarters, 245 W. Main Street, Missoula. Opening
prayer and send-off to American Legion Post 27 Color Guard and VFW Post 209
Honor Guard as they begin the day of wreath presentations around Missoula.
Schedule for day given to public.
10 a.m.
– Van Buren Street Bridge between Eastgate Shopping Center and Missoula
Area Chamber of Commerce building. Tossing of patriotic wreath into Clark
Fork River by Navy representative. Full military honors. Playing of
Taps. Schedule for day given to public.
10:30
a.m. – Missoula County Courthouse on front lawn beside World War I
Doughboy Statue (3). Retirement of American flag. Short procession and wreath
presentation at Doughboy Statue. Full military honors. Playing of Taps.
Schedule for day given to public.
11:15
a.m. – Fort Missoula Old Post Military Cemetery, Ole Beck Grave, World
War I. Presentation of wreath. Full military honors. Playing of Taps.
Schedule for day given to public.
11:30 to
12:30 p.m. – Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Wreath
presentations at each military flag and American Legion rock. Full military
honors. Playing of Taps. Service starts at Noon. Historic World War II
plane Miss Montana will do a triple flyover at noonish.
1 p.m. –
Sunset Memorial Gardens, Veteran’s Monument. Flag dedication and
wreath ceremony about 1:45 p.m.. Full military honors. Playing of
Taps. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED HERE.
2:15
p.m. - Missoula City Cemetery, Veteran’s Monument. Wreath presentation. Full
military honors. Playing of Taps.
2:30
p.m. - St. Mary’s Annex Cemetery, Jesus Statue. Presentation of wreaths.
Full military honors. Playing of Taps.
3 p.m. -
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Veteran’s Monument. Wreath presentation. Full
military honors. Playing of Taps.
3:15
p.m. – Rose Memorial Garden Park, Full military honors and playing of
TAPS at start of wreath presentations. Audience with leader goes to EVERY
monument (18) in park. Takes about 15 minutes. Start at Vietnam Memorial and
end at Vietnam Memorial.
4 p.m. –
Iraq-Afghanistan War Memorial, University of Montana. Wreath
presentations. Full military honors.
Playing of Taps.
Special thanks to American Legion Post 27 Color Guard, VFW Post
209 Honor Guard, Missoula Civil Air Patrol. Wreaths made by the American Legion
Post 68 Auxiliary. Beach Transportation provides a charter bus, driver, and
fuel to take the honor and color guards to cemeteries and parks. Benson’s Farm
provides baskets of red, white. and blue flowers. Staples for the patriotic
flyer paper. To receive this schedule, email us at bluemountain@montana.com.
