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Lawrenceville's Memorial Day parade carries decades of history
LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Memorial Day celebration in Lawrenceville is one of the biggest in the area, with some saying it dates back 150 years.Here is a picture from the Allegheny Cemetery of Civil War veterans marching in the parade in 1918.And here is one from a few decades later showing veterans in 1937.This year the parade had 65 entries. After the 10-block-long parade concluded, there were food trucks, live music, a classic car show and more.
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies pays tribute to fallen U.S. veterans
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of the summer, but the true meaning of this weekend is the ultimate sacrifice so many have made for our country. The Nation Cemetery of the Alleghenies honored the fallen on Sunday morning.The almost 300 acres of hallowed ground in the South Hills are now the home of 26,500 people who are buried there."It's just a day that means so much to me. I was one of the fortunate ones," Wayne McGinnis of Bridgeville said.McGinnis served in Vietnam and volunteers at the cemetery. He said the few hours a...
Some Canonsburg residents claim they paid for military banners that never went up
CANONSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- Those military banners that can be seen hanging on poles in towns throughout the Pittsburgh region are a topic of controversy this Memorial Day weekend. Some residents of a Washington County town say they paid to have their loved ones displayed, only to find the banners were never hung.Typically, the town or city or the chamber of commerce will offer to hang the personalized banners for a fee, and just about everyone likes them. There is, however, a problem in Canonsburg Borough. Some are claiming they paid that fee, but their ordered banners never went up....
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