The City of Fishers and the Fishers Armed Services Commission will host the community’s annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m. at the Nickel Plate District AMP.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the AMP, located at 6 Municipal Drive in downtown Fishers. Residents unable to attend in person may watch a live stream on the city’s official YouTube channel.
This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Alex Kor, a local podiatrist, educator and advocate for Holocaust education. Kor is the son of Holocaust survivors Michael “Mickey” Kor and Eva Mozes Kor, whose stories of survival and resilience have become widely known throughout Indiana and beyond.
Kor’s remarks will focus on his father’s military service and his family’s gratitude to the Allied forces that helped liberate Nazi Germany during World War II. After being rescued by American servicemen, Mickey Kor later served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He often expressed pride in serving as a corporal in the same Army that had liberated him just six years earlier.
In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Kor serves on the board of directors of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum. He also helped establish the “Eva Kor: From Auschwitz to Indiana” exhibit at the Indiana Historical Society and co-authored the book A Blessing, Not a Burden, which chronicles the lives of his parents and their enduring legacy.
The ceremony will also feature musical performances by the Fishers Community Chorus and the White River Brass Troupe.
Following the ceremony, Gold Star Families, veterans and community members will be invited to place carnations at the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and the Liberty Plaza fountain at Central Green in honor of loved ones who served and sacrificed for the nation.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will move indoors to the Theater at the Fishers Municipal Center, located at 1 Municipal Drive.
The annual observance provides the community an opportunity to remember and honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who gave their lives in military service to the country.