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学生, 教职员工, 受托人, 退休人员, and alumni gathered in silence for McDonogh School’s 78th annual Memorial Day Ceremony on the morning of Thursday, 5月22日. The solemn occasion, which was held in the R-L Center due to rainy conditions, remembers and honors those members of the McDonogh Family who lost their lives in service to our country. The 上学校 String Ensemble set the tone for the morning.

Head of School Dave Farace ‘87 gave the opening remarks and shared a brief history of Memorial Court and McDonogh’s Gold Star Heroes whose names are inscribed on the monument which stands as the centerpiece of the area. 后 Tyler Crimmins ’25 introduced the invocation, Director of Character and Service Bridget Collins '90 shared the story of Carl 小Ortman.1941届. She said, “As I was researching in the 存档s, I came across something that really struck me. 在1941年 遗产, there was a tiny newspaper clipping tucked into the margins. It was an obituary for Carl E. 小Ortman.1941届 - a McDonogh student killed in action during World War II at just 22 years of age. His classmate Francis Brown had carefully placed that clipping there...为了记住他.”

She continued, “Can you imagine? Reading through your senior yearbook decades later and finding a fallen friend's obituary tucked inside? It's a powerful reminder that for past generations of McDonogh students, war was not just something they read about. It impacted them directly. The names on our memorial weren't just etchings on a stone - they were real people. Classmates, teammates, friends.” Read Carl Ortman’s story.

As the gathering reflected on Carl Ortman’s story, the 较低的学校 Choir performed When Angels Call Me Home. Then, Collins introduced the poem The McDonogh Uniform written by Eustace Glascock, a member of the McDonogh Class of 1879. She noted, “Its most powerful line, ‘We Give Something 更多的 than We Take,’ became the McDonogh motto. When Memorial Court was dedicated in 1946, Eustace Glascock was present at age 85 to recite his poem to begin the ceremony.” In keeping with tradition, Caitln Xenakis ’07, and 当前的 students, 伦敦奥运会25年, 李明28岁, and Colin Heath ’32 recited the iconic poem.

The 2024 Memorial Day ceremony concluded with Xenakis and rising Senior Class President Josh Brown placing a wreath at the Memorial monument to honor McDonogh veterans. 后 水龙头 是玩, and the benediction given, the student body dismissed in silence as the 上学校 Strings played Finlandia.

Following the ceremony and in partnership with Greatest Good McDonogh, the fourth grade traveled to Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery where they placed American flags at the markers of service members who are buried there. 另外, throughout the day, students and guests visited a display curated by military historian Butch Maisel ‘72 including World War II artifacts related to Lt. Ortman.