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    WWII veteran named grand marshal of Newburgh Memorial Day parade

    By News 12 Staff,

    2024-05-24

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    George Kohler, a 100-year-old World War II Army veteran, has been honored as the grand marshal for this year's Memorial Day Parade in Newburgh.

    Kohler, a graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, participated in the second wave of the Normandy invasion in 1944.

    He is a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Europe-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal.

    The parade is scheduled to kick off on Monday at 9:15 a.m. on Richmond Avenue.

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