News 21st Theater Sustainment Command holds Memorial Day Ceremony Photos by Spc. Samuel Signor 21st Theater Sustainment Command June 9, 2023 U.S. Army Col. Martin Cheman, deputy commanding officer, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, speaks at the Memorial Day Ceremony at Panzer Field, Panzer Kaserne,, Kaiserslautern, on May 25. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868, and officially proclaimed on May 5, 1897, by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. Memorial Day is a holiday that is held to honor fallen Service Members. U.S. Army Soldiers give a 21 gun salute to honor fallen Service Members at the Memorial Day ceremony on Panzer Field, Kaiserslautern, on May 25. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Amador Aguillen, 16th Sustainment Brigade senior enlisted advisor (left), and Col. Martin Cheman, 21st Theater Sustainment Command deputy commanding officer (right), place a wreath down on the memorial site during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Panzer Field, Kaiserslautern on May 25. « Previous × Next » Share Tweet