Cherry Hill War Memorial to be Rededicated on Memorial Day

Cherry Hill will honor three township residents who paid the ultimate price in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when township officials rededicate the war memorial on its 50th anniversary on Memorial Day Monday.

Marine Lt. Col. John Spahr and Army Capt. Gregory Dalessio, who were both killed in Iraq, and Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Kane, who died in Afghanistan, will all be honored, and their families acknowledged in the Memorial Day ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. at the municipal complex on Mercer Street.

The commander of Fort Dix, Col. Jeffrey Doll, will deliver the keynote address at the rededication, and veterans and active-duty military personnel will be recognized as part of the program.

Also included in this year’s ceremony will be recognition of veterans who died in 2012, and a musical tribute by the Pine Barons men’s chorus.

The ceremony will be held rain or shine, and will be followed by a free barbecue lunch at the municipal complex.