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Florence American Cemetery in Italy hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Nearly 1,000 attendees gathered at the cemetery for this solemn ceremony.
| Welcoming Remarks | Angel M. Matos, Florence American Cemetery Superintendent |
| National Anthems of Italy and the United States of America | |
| Invocation | Capt. Michael Basie, Battalion Chaplain, 54th BEB, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Umberto Forti, Minister of Religion of the Florence Jewish Community |
| Remarks | |
| Laying of Memorial Wreaths | |
| Honors Rendered by Firing Detail | |
| Taps | |
| Moment of Silence | |
| Benediction | Izzeddin Elzir, Imam of the Florence Muslim Community & President of U.C.O.I.I.
Father Cesare Bedogne’, Deacon of Tuscany, Scuola Marescialli e Brigadieri, Florence Carabinieri |