LCDR Theodore M. Robinson, USNR-Ret, commander of PT 118 that rescued Ensign John F. Kennedy following the destruction of PT 109, will give the keynote address at the Memorial Day ceremony at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville.

Each year the Friends of the El Dorado County Veterans Monument sponsor a Memorial Day ceremony. The community gathers by the hundreds each year to honor those who have served the cause of freedom. In addition to the keynote address and other remembrances, a flyover of five T-6 aircraft is also scheduled.

The El Dorado County Memorial Day Ceremony is May 31 at 11am at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane in Placerville.