Memorial Day at Grand Ronde

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
May 30, 2011

Tribe adding 27 names to West Valley Veterans’ Memorial

On Monday, May 30, the Grand Ronde Tribe will honor the names of 27 veterans as they add them to the West Valley Veterans’ Memorial at its annual Memorial Day observance.

The events will start at 1 p.m. on the Grand Ronde Tribal campus, off Grand Ronde Road between highways 18 and 22, west of Spirit Mountain Casino.

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