He is now the chairman of Faces of Heroes, Vietnam Warriors, inc., a non-profit which assists other Veterans and is a Vietnam War Consultant on a film called “Wounded Heroes” about how PTSD affects a father and his son.
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Johnson, the Associate Director at John J. Pershing VA Medical center will be the keynote speaker.
Stillwater Memorial Day Parade, 6 p.m. March from Hudson Avenue along Route 4. Nevertheless, in 1966 the federal government declared Waterloo, N.Y., the official birthplace of Memorial Day.
In my hometown, the annual celebration on the last Monday of May always has begun with a slightly homespun parade led by as many as two dozen members of American Legion Post 434, walking a little livelier than they might normally to the rat-a-tat of the high school band’s snare drums.
Three veterans of the Korean War who recently visited Washington, D.C., on the Honor Flight will be introduced, and Honor Flight representatives will be on hand to pass out applications to qualifying veterans for future flights.
Memorial Day events begin with the Greek cemetery rededication at 8:30 a.m. with the memorial ceremony scheduled at 9:30 a.m., including the cannon firing.
Stillwater’s Memorial Day ceremony to honor St. Croix Valley casualties of war will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 30 at the Veterans Memorial.
Over the years, Memorial Day has evolved to include remembrance of family members and friends who have died. At approximately 9:25 a.m., closing prayer will be followed by gun volley, honors by the Associated Veterans of Loveland Honor Guard and taps.
Reynoldsburg: 10 a.m., service at Silent Home Cemetery; 10:30 a.m., service at Holy Cross Cemetery; 1 p.m., service at VFW Post 9473; 1:30 p.m., service at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 5600 E. Broad St. As part of the tribute, volunteers place US flags on the more than 35,000 graves of men and women who served the nation.
Dublin: 11 a.m., parade from Shoppes at River Ridge, 4305 W. Dublin-Granville Road, with wreath-throwing ceremony at Bridge Street bridge, followed by 11:30 a.m. ceremony at Dublin Cemetery, noon commemoration at Dublin Veterans Park and a complimentary picnic lunch at 12:45 p.m.
Bear Creek Cemetery Memorial Day services are planned for 9 a.m. May 30.
10 a.m. parade from Southland Mall on South Westnedge Avenue to Portage Central Cemetery and Portage Veterans Memorial.
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Glens Falls’ 150th Memorial Day Parade, 10 a.m. The parade steps off at the Civil War Monument on Glen Street and proceeds to the Crandall Park Pond. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday.
