The American Legion Hughes-Pittinger Post 26 will be sponsoring a full day of activities and ceremonies for Memorial Day. Did someone say pancakes?

Monday will kick off early at 7 a.m. with the Post’s boxing club hosting a pancake feed at the Powell headquarters, 143 S. Clark St. The Big Horn Basin Boxing Club held its first fight night last March at Powell Middle School and is eager to serve up a yummy breakfast, according to Danielle Rempfer, 2nd vice commander of the post.

Then at 9 a.m. the Legion’s honor guard will hold a special ceremony at Crown Hill Cemetery. It will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial Wall back at the Post at 10 a.m.

Then a special Taps Across America presentation will take place at two locations in Powell at 3 p.m. The performances will be held at the Legion hall and at the Powell High School Veteran’s Memorial, at the northeast corner of West Coulter Avenue and Road 10.

The ceremony honors those who have died in military service. The National Moment Of Remembrance is an annual event that asks all citizens, wherever they are at 3 p.m. to pause for a duration of one minute in silent tribute to the men and women who have honorably served in uniform and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

The time was chosen because it is when most Americans are enjoying time off from work for the national holiday. The moment was first proclaimed in May 2000 for Memorial Day that year, and was put into law by the United States Congress in December 2000. The event provides an opportunity for all musicians of any age or ability the honor of performing taps.

The origin of the melancholy bugle call, a fixture at military funerals, was originally used to signal lights out for soldiers to go to sleep. Taps Across America began in 2015 by retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva and took off nationally in 2020 during the pandemic when picnics, parades, and other celebrations were canceled due to the pandemic. In 2020, more than 10,000 musicians using a variety of instruments joined in a nationwide salute to remember fallen service members.