Honor Our Heroes: Join the 2024 Lindenhurst Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony

The Village of Lindenhurst, together with the United Veterans Council and local veterans' posts, will host the 2024 Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony on May 27, 2024. The event will pay tribute to military personnel who have died in service. Ceremonies will begin at 10:00 AM at both Breslau Cemetery and Fireman’s Memorial Park, conducted by the Veterans of Foreign War and the Lindenhurst Fire Department, respectively.

This year, Korean War veteran Thomas Aloisi will serve as the Grand Marshal. The parade will start at Fireman’s Memorial Park and proceed along Newark Street, Delaware Avenue, and Charles Street, joining other community groups.

At 11:00 AM, the parade will move through Hartford Street and North Wellwood Avenue, culminating in a wreath-laying at the WWI Memorial on South Wellwood Avenue. The event will end at Village Hall with a Memorial Day Observance at approximately 12:00 PM.

Local veterans' organizations, elected officials, school bands from Lindenhurst High and Middle Schools, the Junior ROTC, and various civic and community groups will participate. This shows the community’s respect and remembrance for their fallen heroes.

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