May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
We need your convertibles for the
parade!
We need your Org. in this parade!
We need marching bands in this
parade!
All Hog members Welcome to ride
in the parade.
Support Our Troops-Remember those
who served!
WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS
Please call Bill Stys for Info or Parade Donations
Chairman
Bill Stys
414-281-7789
2008 Parade Marshal
George Gaspar
CEO War Memorial Corporation
Marching Units
Bands
The Memorial Day Parade starts at
2pm
The Parade begins at 4th
Wisconsin Ave. and winds down
the Avenue to Prospect Ave.-North
to Mason Street-East to Lake Drive
past the War Memorial and ends
at Veterans Park. As it makes it way in front
of the War Memorial, all Units
will be identified from the
Reviewing Stand. Following the
Parade their will be an
Honor Ceremony at the Reflecting
Pool.
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Contact: Bill Stys
General Memorial Day Committee
(414) 281-7789
FOR USE UPON RECEIPT-PRESS RELEASE
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE SET FOR MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 DOWNTOWN
MILWAUKEE (April,
2008) - Milwaukee's 143rd consecutive Memorial Day Parade
will be held downtown
on Monday, May 26th starting at 2 p.m.
This year's Parade
is in recognition of All Veterans from All Wars
The Parade this
year is dedicated to Our Purple Heart recipients
This year's Parade
will feature about 100 parade elements, including color guards, bands,
marching units,
vehicles and numerous VIP dignitaries.
The Parade will
start at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue downtown, proceeding east on Wisconsin
Avenue
to the War Memorial
Center and ending at Veterans Park on the lakefront.
A Memorial Wreath-Laying
Ceremony sponsored by the Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade Committee,
will take place
at the War Memorial immediately following the Parade (at approximately
3:30pm).
This solemn but
colorful ceremony to honor the War Dead has been a Milwaukee tradition
since 1886.
It will be held
at the Reflecting Pool on Fitch Plaza, which is on the 2nd (bridge) level
of the War Memorial.
There will also
be a POW-MIA ceremony & Purple Heart Memorial dedication.
The Metropolitan
Community Band will perform after the ceremonies.
The Memorial Day
Parade is presented by the Volunteer General Memorial Day Committee,
and depends entirely
on private contributions, that can be sent to the (General Memorial Day
Committee)
War Memorial Center,
750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee WI. 53202.
Thank you for
joining us in keeping this tradition alive.
The public is
invited & encouraged to attend the Parade & the ceremonies that
follow.
Milwaukee
Memorial Day Parade Site
http:ww.war-veterans.org/Parade.htm
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