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WAUKESHA
Memorial
Day events will begin at 9 a.m. Monday in front of the
Lee
Sherman
Dreyfus
State
Office
Building
. There, chaplains will deliver Memorial Day prayers. There
also will be a massing of colors, casting flowers on the
water and a rifle salute. The parade will start at 9:15 a.m.
on
Baxter Street
and will proceed to
Buckley Street
. Then, it will turn left onto
West Main Street
and then right onto
Main Street
. The parade will proceed to
Maple Avenue
and end at
Cutler
Park
. Further ceremonies will continue in
Cutler
Park
at 11 a.m.
OCONOMOWOC
Memorial
Day observances will start at 10 a.m. Monday at
City
Beach
with a traditional Memorial Day service. This year’s
featured speaker is Maj. Ben Wagner, Gulf Company weapons
commander. Wagner served two tours in
Iraq
and was awarded a Bronze Star. The parade will begin at the
band shell and proceed east on
Wisconsin Avenue
to
Oakwood Avenue
, where it will stop for a brief ceremony. Then, the parade
will continue to
LaBelle
Cemetery
, where floral, military and musical tributes will honor
veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day.
ELM
GROVE
This
year’s Memorial Day parade grand
marshall
is John Malan, who earned a Purple Heart during his service
in
Vietnam
. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the Village Grounds. The parade will conclude at
the Sendik’s parking lot. The Elm Grove Business
Association will sponsor food, drinks and music there.
SUSSEX
The
parade will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Highway 74 and
Waukesha Avenue
. The parade will proceed west on
Main Street
to the VFW Post. After the parade, the VFW will present a
service recognizing and honoring men and women in the armed
forces.
NEW
BERLIN
New
Berlin VFW Post 5716 will host this year’s Memorial Day
celebration. The ceremony will begin 11 a.m. Monday at the
Veterans Memorial located in the southwest corner of
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery 14875 W. Greenfield Ave.
PEWAUKEE
The
village will host a weekend Veterans Festival continuing
through Monday. Throughout the weekend, there will be rides,
raffles and live music. On Memorial Day, the American Legion
will host a parade that begins at the schools and ends at
St. Mary’s Cemetery. There will be five stops at memorials
along the way to honor veterans. The parade begins at 9:30
a.m.
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