WASHINGTON (May 25) - Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) will speak at Memorial Day events at the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo and the Rainbow Viaduct in Birmingham on Monday, May 28. 

Congressman Bachus will offer remarks at the annual Memorial Day Observance at the Alabama National Cemetery. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. In the afternoon, Congressman Bachus will speak during a program to rededicate the Memorial at the Rainbow Viaduct and salute members of the Alabama National Guard’s 167^th Infantry Batallion who are being deployed to Afghanistan.   The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. 

“Memorial Day reminds us that there is a cost to keeping America free. It is a day to honor the memory of the men and women in uniform who have answered the call of duty and made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can continue to live in freedom. It is also a time for us to offer our gratitude to the troops who are stationed across the globe today defending America and our ideals,” said Congressman Bachus.