CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Memorial Day services returned to the Czech National Cemetery in Cedar Rapids after a long hiatus. Related: See photos from Memorial Day 2022 Held inside Brosh Chapel at the cemetery, the event featured songs by the Czech Heritage Singers, accompanied on accordion by Darlene Suchomel and Bill Serbousek, and presentations by […]
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Memorial Day 2022 marked in Iowa
During Memorial Day services across the state, Iowans joined the rest of the nation in honoring service men and women killed during wartime and other loved ones who have died. In Cedar Rapids, events on Monday, May 30, 2022, included a service and free tours of exhibitions at the Veterans Memorial Building downtown, and an […]
Photos: Memorial Day in Cedar Rapids, Io...
During Memorial Day services May 31, 2021, Americans remembered members of the military killed during wartime and other loved ones who have died. See photos from a past year of the Czech National Cemetery Memorial Day Service In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, some of those events included a service and free tours of exhibitions at the […]
Honoring Iowa’s deceased service members
While some Americans think of Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, the holiday serves as a day of remembrance for all who have died serving in the American armed forces. Originally called Decoration Day, the solemn occasion began after the Civil War to honor Union and Confederate soldiers who had died. This entire […]
Traditional flower of Memorial Day flour...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan What started as a hobby has grown into something much more for Mary and Brian Grimm. “I’d call it an addiction,” Mary said of the couple’s 700 different varieties of peonies planted at their acreage in rural Lamont, in northeastern Iowa. When they relocated from Strawberry Point in 2011, the Grimms […]
A lost Memorial Day without iconic bloom...
Typically, the lush blossoms of peonies grace gardens throughout Iowa around Memorial Day. Peonies are known for their longevity, with some living for a century or more, and passed down through generations. The showy flowers are synonymous with Memorial Day. Everything seems to be lagging this year, with many peonies still in bud stage. The […]
Photos: Czech National Cemetery Memorial...
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s been years since the Czech National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Service was actually held at the cemetery, at 2200 C St. SW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Weather on Memorial Day in Iowa often fluctuates between wet and dreary and, as was the case today, hot and humid, so the St. Wenceslaus Glovik […]