The chairman of the Geary County Commission, Charles Stimatze, will be the keynote speaker for the Memorial Day observance sponsored by the Geary County Veterans Alliance at the C.L. Hoover Opera House.

The Junction City Community Band will perform, there will be the placement of a wreath and a 21-gun salute during the observance.

Fort Riley will also host a Memorial Day observance at the Post Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Garrison Commander Colonel John Lawrence will be the guest speaker.