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Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

May 29, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Event Details & Venue

Details

Date:
May 29, 2017
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Event Description

The parade will kick off from Abbott Street onto South Main Street at 9 AM on Monday, 5/29. As soon as the parade reaches Shappell Park the Ceremony will begin. Mr. Roger DiVittorio is the Chairman of the Parade Committee and Master of Ceremonies. Main address will be delivered by Thomas J. Fey, Warren County Legion Commander along with several readings and a selection by the Phillipsburg High School Band. After the Ceremony at Shappell Park the parade will continue down South Main Street to the Free Bridge where the Bernardine May American Legion Post 457 Firing Squad will join Members of the Brown and Lynch American Legion Post and Marine Corps for the short ceremony in the center of the bridge. Mayors from both Easton and Phillipsburg will toss a wreath into the Delaware River and Phillipsburg Band and Easton Band will play the National Anthem.