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General News: Memorial Day: A Hometown Parade

Mary Ann Rose and Thomas Quinlan of the historical society laid a wreath at the WWI monument.
Mary Ann Rose and Thomas Quinlan of the historical society laid a wreath at the WWI monument.
Public officials from the town and village led the parade.
Public officials from the town and village led the parade.
Storm King Fire Engine Co. #2
Storm King Fire Engine Co. #2
The Memorial Day parade was in the top ten.
The Memorial Day parade was in the top ten.
The NYMA cadets were out in full force.
The NYMA cadets were out in full force.
The Civil War Troopers played fife and drum.
The Civil War Troopers played fife and drum.
The cub scouts...
The cub scouts...
and the boys scouts were in the parade.
and the boys scouts were in the parade.
The CCHS band.
The CCHS band.
The MacLeods of Cornwall played along the parade route.
The MacLeods of Cornwall played along the parade route.
The girl scouts and the Brownies (pictured here).
The girl scouts and the Brownies (pictured here).
COVAC brought up the rear.
COVAC brought up the rear.
May 26, 2008

This year’s Memorial Day parade took place under brilliant blue skies as people honored those men and women who died while serving our country.

The Cornwall parade started off at 10 a.m. in the village, then stopped for a brief ceremony to re-dedicate the memorial near the elementary school that was created 70 years ago to honor those who served in World War One. Mary Ann Rose, president of the Cornwall Historical Society, was joined by Thomas Quinlan and Ed Moulton as she placed a wreath at the monument whose title reads “Lest We Forget.”

Back on the street, the parade wound its way through the village and into the town. Neighbors gathered on the sidewalk to wave hello to their friends, family, and neighbors who were among the firefighters, scouts, and band members who join the Memorial Day parade every year.

An hour later, the parade ended with another, longer, ceremony at the memorial across from Cornwall Town Hall.

Click here for details of the speeches given this Memorial Day and for photos of the ceremony.

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