City to celebrate 70th anniversary of D-Day with flyover, ceremony

The City of Sequim is encouraging Sequim residents to gather at the James Center for the Performing Arts at 10 a.m. this Friday (June 6) for a commemorative ceremony and “Diamond Four” P-51 Mustang Formation Flyover that marks the the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.

The City of Sequim is encouraging Sequim residents to gather at the James Center for the Performing Arts at 10 a.m. this Friday (June 6) for a commemorative ceremony and “Diamond Four” P-51 Mustang Formation Flyover that marks the the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.

The flyover is part of a coordinated path over Western Washington sponsored by the Historic Flight Foundation.

The James Center is at the Water Reuse Demonstration Site just north of Carrie Blake Park.

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The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and includes a speech by Sequim City Mayor Candace Pratt, veterans/city council members Dennis Smith and Erik Erichsen, and Carl Bradshaw, Commander of the Jack Grennan American Legion Post 62 in Sequim.

The Marine Corp Honor Guard and a bugle performance of Taps by Bradshaw are included in the ceremony.

The flyover is expected to take place at 10:30 a.m.

Call City Clerk Karen Kuznek Reese at 681-3428 or email kkuznek@sequimwa.gov for more information.