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 Mt. Vernon, NY - Mount Vernon will hold it's Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade on Monday, May 25, 2009. The wreath laying ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the Plaza of Mount Vernon City Hall, One Roosevelt Plaza.
In case of inclement weather, this ceremony will be moved to the City Council Chambers, Mount Vernon City Hall/2nd Floor.
The Grand Marshall for this year is John Fava, Chairman of the Central Committee for Veterans Affairs.
All parade participants will assemble at East Prospect Avenue between Park and North 3rd Avenue at 8:30 a.m. At 9:30 a.m., the parade will begin with a police escort lead. The procession will proceed from East Prospect Avenue to Park Avenue, right on Park Avenue to South 1st Avenue, right on East 3rd Street to South 4th Avenue, right on South 4th Avenue, North to Gramatan Avenue. The parade will end at Hartley Park where our Annual Memorial Day Ceremony will follow at the Gazebo in Hartley Park.
Participants in the parade will consist of city, state and national representatives, veteran’s groups, fraternal and civic organizations, members of the Mount Vernon Board of Education Trustees, members of the Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon schools students, JROTC, bands and members of the city’s police and fire departments.
We look forward to seeing you at the ceremony. For questions and/or additional information, please call the Will DuBose, Director of the Mount Vernon Veterans Agency at 914.665.2391 or 914-665-2319.
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