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Parade to Begin at 9:00 AM

The Monongahela Veterans Council and the City of Monongahela will honor all of our Fallen Sons and Daughters on Monday May 27, 2018. The commemoration begins at 9:00 a.m. with a parade starting at 4th and Main Streets.

Participants include the Mon Valley Leathernecks, the Mid Mon Valley Shipmates, the Mon Valley Honor Guard & Firing Squad, Monongahela and local Fire Departments, as well as Boy and Girl Scout contingents, City Officials and special Dignitaries from the area.

Following the parade, a special Memorial Day Program will take place at Monongahela Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. in the Veterans Section at the top of the hill.   The Ringgold High School Band will perform and there will be Patriotic selections by Vocalist Ms. Kim Van Voorhis as well as an appropriate address by 1SG John Koller (U.S. Army, ret), a 27 year military veteran. Veterans Service Organizations and key civic leaders will also be on hand as participants.

A full schedule of events and remembrances at local honor tolls and memorials will follow the morning program, continuing from 11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. All veterans and concerned citizens are welcome to attend any or all these events.

Schedule as Follows(times approximate):

9:00 AM                Memorial Day Parade, 4th and Main Street

9:45 AM                Memorial Day Program at Monongahela Cemetery

11:00 AM             Victory Hill Honor Roll

11:30 AM             New Eagle Honor Roll

12:00 PM              Fisher Heights Honor Roll

12:30 PM              Sacred Heart Cemetery

1:00 PM                Van Voorhis Honor Roll

1:30 PM                Ginger Hill Grange

2:00 PM                Hazelkirk Memorial

2:30 PM                Refreshments at American Legion Post 949, Carroll Township

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