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A Late Winter Scene – March Snowfall
Snow fell throughout the day offering a chance for contemplation and remembrance.
March Meeting with City of Burien PaRCS – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services
On March 5th members of our organization’s board met with representatives from the City of Burien’s PaRCS to discuss and inspect the WWI Memorial Wall. The wall was constructed in […]
Des Moines Memorial Drive is now a Blue Star Memorial Highway
A ceremony was held on president’s Day, 16 February 2026, at the flag triangle located at the southern end of Des Moines Memorial Drive, dedicating a plaque designating the drive […]
110th Anniversary of Edith Cavell’s Death
This month is the tenth anniversary of our centennial remembrance of nurse, teacher and humanitarian Edith Cavell. Cavell was executed by a German firing squad on October 12, 1915, for […]
Time Travel – A Look Back To 1989
Vacca’s Pumpkin Patch – A Roadside Farmstand along Des Moines Memorial Drive at South 152nd Street Angelo Vacca carries a pumpkin at his family’s farm. The family had farmed this […]
Des Moines Flag Triangle Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
On Memorial Day 2025, there was a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Des Moines Memorial Flag Triangle, located at the southern terminus of Des Moines Memorial Drive. […]
2025 Memorial Day Observance features a History of Memorial day
We held our annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, 11 AM, May 26th in the cafeteria of the old Sunnydale Elementary School, behind the Sunnydale Memorial, corner of 156th Street […]
2025 Memorial Day Service
We will hold our annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 26th. You are invited to gather at Sunnydale Elementary School, corner of 156th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive, […]
2024 Memorial Day Observance
We will hold our annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 27th at 11 AM. You are invited to gather at Sunnydale Elementary School, corner of 156th Street and Des […]
Veteran’s Day Observance
Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association Newsletter October, 2023 It has been a very busy summer, and we hope you are well. We are planning our Veteran’s Day observance to […]