Please join Fort George G. Meade and the Military Order of the World Wars at the 26th Annual Massing of the Colors. Free and open to the public, this patriotic remembrance ceremony will pay tribute to those who served their country and paid the ultimate sacrifice while rededicating our faith in the United States of America Colors and service members they represent.
The 26th Annual Massing of the Colors
Guest speaker: Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
Featuring The U.S. Army Field Band, The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the Military District of Washington Armed Forces Color Guard.
2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 6
Fort Meade Pavilion - Llewellyn Avenue & MD Route 175
Free and open to the public. The Llewellyn gate will be open to visitors to allow easy access.
BACKGROUND:
Fort Meade combines with the Fort George G. Meade chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars to conduct both the Massing of the Colors ceremony and the Memorial Day remembrance. The Massing of the Colors is a MOWW patriotic ceremony to rededicate our faith in the Colors of the United States and to present our support to those Colors and of the Servicemen and women those Colors represent. It combines the colors and color guards of Active and Reserve Component military units, veterans' organizations, civic and patriotic organizations. The ceremony started with The Society of the Massing of the Colors which was
organized on Armistice Day, 1922, by distinguished military officers, veterans and civic leaders. The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) took over the promotion of this inspiring ceremony when the Society of the Massing of the Colors faded away.
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