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the Memorial Day Program.

If anyone would like to march, please contact Georgia Farrow at 570-4274527. In case of inclement weather, the Memorial Day Events will take place inside the Eurana Park Pavilion.

This year the parade will have a Grand Marshal— Betty Henry of Weatherly.

The parade’s main speaker will be Staff Sargent Barry Snider, also of Weatherly.

Reading the Gettysburg Address will be Weatherly Area High School senior Michael Lewis Berger, son of Tammy & Glen Berger.

Reading In Flanders Fields will be WAHS senior Kelly Elizabeth Michaels, daughter of Tracy & Daniel Michaels.

by Chad Carpenter

In White Haven, a military honor guard will begin the day at VFW Post 6615, travelling to St. Patrick’s Cemetery for a memorial service at 11 a.m.

From there, they group will proceed to the old Honor Roll site at WilkesBarre and Buffalo Streets. White Haven borough council is awaiting drawings from the firm that is creating the new monument, according to borough manager Linda Szoke. Once it is finalized, the stone monument will be shipped east and erected.

From the Honor Roll, the honor guard will procede to the bridge over the Lehigh River to honor the memory of those lost at sea, then continue to Laurel Cemetery for a service before returning to the VFW Post Home

Sgt. Barry J. Getz, US Army retired, will be the grand marshal of the Memorial Day Parade in Freeland.

Getz served his country for

24 1/2 years, in the US Navy from 19771981; the US Army Reserve from from 1981-82; Army active duty from 198283; Army artillery chemical warfare specialist from 1988 to 1999; US Air Force from 2000-2006, and the Army from 2006 to 2009.

His military career took him all over the world, including serving in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Endeavor.

Getz also achieved 28 ribbons with medals attached to them, including a Driver’s Badge for rescuing men in his unit from a truck fire.

In civilian life, Getz holds associate degrees in criminal justice and theology. He is also a life member of the 14th

Ward Fire Co. in Hazleton, where he has been a volunteer firefighter for over 40 years.He has also served as an Emergency Medical Technician for 28 years, and holds Act 120 municipal police officers training.

“Memorial Day is a solemn day meant for the real heroes who gave their all,” Getz said. “It is not about a day off for cookouts, It is to pay respect to the memories of the people who gave us our freedom.”

The parade will step off at noon from Freeland American Legion Post 473, and travel down Centre, Carbon, Washington, and Front streets, and disperse at Freeland Public Park. In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will be held inside the Freeland Public Park Pavilion.

The day will begin with visits to cemeteries, to the Freeland VFW, and to the monument at the Coxe Mansion in Drifton.