Seasonal & Holidays
Memorial Day Ceremony To Pay Tribute To Late Arlington Soldier
The town will honor Chief Warrant Officer Marwan Ghabour, an Arlington native who was killed in a helicopter crash in Egypt last fall.
ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington's Memorial Day ceremony will pay tribute to an active duty soldier who was killed in a helicopter crash last fall. Chief Warrant Officer Marwan Ghabour was one of five U.S. Army soldiers who died in the crash in Egypt Nov. 12.
Ghabour grew up in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School in 2010. He was a member of the soccer and wrestling teams and worked as a high school intern for ACMi, the local access television station.
In addition to the town's regular speakers, this year's ceremony will feature comments from veterans who served in various conflicts about their thoughts on the meaning of Memorial Day. The ceremony will be broadcast on ACMi and other social media outlets beginning at 10 a.m. on May 31.
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Nearly 100 residents helped place flags on the graves of veterans at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on May 8 and 15. Some volunteers shared their thoughts on Memorial Day in a video below:
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