Memorial Day Observance is Sunday

Celebrate Memorial Day with East Brunswick.

The annual Memorial Day Observance will be held on Sunday, May 27, in Veterans Park on the grounds of the .

The event will honor the men and women who lost their lives defending our country. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m., rain or shine. 

Participating veterans groups include Jewish War Veterans Post No. 311; VFW Post No.133; VFW Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary; AMVETS Post No. 34; American Merchant Marine Veterans, Dennis Roland Chapter of NJ; Vietnam Veterans of America; and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Jewish War Veterans Post No. 311 will serve as Host Post and they have chosen Mayor David Stahl to serve as Master of Ceremonies.  Other program participants include members of the US Naval Sea Cadets Corp serving as wreath bearers, the East Brunswick High School Brass Choir, the East Brunswick Community Chorus, and Boy Scout Troop No. 132.

The program will include the Veterans Ceremony, Flag Raising, Presentation of Wreaths and a Mini-Patriotic Concert.  Mayor Stahl will also read the names of the soldiers on the Hometown Heroes Wall in the East Brunswick Municipal Building. 

If you are a veteran of our country’s military and would like to participate in East Brunswick’s program with the other veterans groups, contact Sandi Catarzi at the Department of Recreation, Parks and Community Services at 732-390-6797 to register.

The public is invited to attend this annual event and join East Brunswick in honoring the memory of our fallen veterans.  The event is sponsored by the Township of East Brunswick, Department of Recreation, Parks and Community Services and the East Brunswick Veterans Alliance.  For more information, please call 732-390-6797 or on-line at www.eastbrunswick.org.