Memorial Day Ceremony

The 2025 Memorial Day Ceremony on Saturday, May 24, will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the All Wars Memorial, located off Jackson Street on the Civic Center Mall. The keynote address will be delivered by Brigadier General (Ret.) Christopher J. Dziubek, U.S. Army.

General Dziubek retired on November 1, 2023, after 33 years of service, including 17 years on active duty. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1986 with Bravo Battery, 5/28th Field Artillery in Dayton, Ohio. In 1989, he was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate through ROTC and began active duty at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where he completed Aviation Officer Basic and Rotary Wing training. He later served as both an Aeroscout and Attack Helicopter Platoon Leader with the 1-101st Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and completed the Armor Officer Advanced Course at Fort Knox.

The program also includes a wreath-laying ceremony and a special performance by the nationally recognized Springfield High School Junior ROTC and the Springfield High School Band.