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Honoring the fallen Around the area, Memorial Day events are planned by Christopher Cornell ADVANTAGE EDITOR
What began as Decoration Day in the years following the Civil War has become what we know today as Memorial Day, a day to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. military. Around the area, events are scheduled to honor the fallen and their memory. All events are scheduled for Monday, May 27, unless otherwise indicated.
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Iwasiw, will hold Panachyda Services after the Mass to pray for all those buried at St. Cyril’s Cemetery.
peckville A parade will step off at 8:30 a.m. from Shopa-Davey Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6082, 123 Electric St. Members of that post will be joined by members of A. Pierson Hurd American Legion Post No. 236 (post members will meet at the PNC Bank parking lot on Depot St.). After a combined service at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street, members of the two posts will visit area cemeteries.
“Local Veterans’ Experiences in the Military” will be the focus of the Scott Township Veterans Memorial Service on Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. at the Township Municipal Building, 1038 Montdale Road. Local Boy and Girl Scouts, Rev. Linda Eckersley, pastor of the Montdale Methodist Church in Montdale, and members of the Lakeland High School Band and Chorus, will also participate in the service. The Boy Scouts will also conduct a flag retirement ceremony following the Memorial Day service. Light refreshments will follow. Call 570-587-3120 for more information.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5544, 205 Dolph St. in Jessup will host a combined Memorial Day service with Michael Steiner American Legion Post No. 411 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church on Third Ave. Both organizations will then proceed to Holy Ghost Cemetery where the honor guard will give a salute. Both organizations will then proceed to Veterans Memorial Field. Following services, food and refreshments will be served by the VFW post.
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Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church will hold a Divine Liturgy at St. Cyril’s Cemetery on Gino Merli Drive in Peckville on Sunday, May 26, at 10 a.m . The church’s pastor, Very Rev. Nestor
Members of Herbert Clark American American Legion Post No. 180 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7251 will assemble in the Civic Center parking lot at 8 a.m. and proceed to the local cemeteries for services. Members will then proceed to the Veterans’ Plaque at the Throop Municipal Building for services at 10 a.m. All members will then proceed to the VFW post for services there at 11 a.m.
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A parade will step off at 11 a.m. from the corner of Washington Avenue and Franklin Street, proceeding to the Jermyn Cemetery on Cemetery Street. The guest speaker at the service will be District Commander Richard Craig. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony at Artisan Fire Co. on Maple Street. The event is sponsored by William J. Griffith American Legion Post No. 465.
Members of the American Legion Post No. 610 will assemble at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish cemetery for a service at 8 a.m. A parade will step off at 9 a.m. from the Legion headquarters at 600 Lackawanna Ave. and will proceed to area cemeteries before concluding at Memorial Park on Lackawanna Avenue. The guest speaker will be Randolph Horhutz, a retired U.S. Navy commander and Mayfield resident.
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