CLARKSTOWN, NY — Ceremonies to honor all who died fighting for the United States, especially remembering local residents, will be held in Clarkstown throughout Memorial Day weekend.
Friday
Town of Clarkstown Memorial Day Ceremony
Street Community Center, 31 Zukor Road, New City
11 a.m.
Please join us in honoring all our veterans who have fallen in defense of our country. Guest speaker: Mark Woods,Deputy Director of the Rockland County Veterans Service Agency
Saturday
Congers Veterans Memorial Association Memorial Day Ceremony
66 Lake Road, Congers
11 a.m.
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Sunday
Vietnam Veterans will burn the annual Watchfires at four sites, to remember those who never returned home. The Watchfires will be lit at midnight on May 30th at these sites: Bowline Park in Haverstraw, New York, Clausland Mountain, Orangeburg, New York, Gene Levy Park on Route 45, Pomona, New York and the Piermont Pier - Piermont, New York.
Marine Corps League
Frederick Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Brick Church Road in Spring Valley
Guest Speaker: Sharon Bailey, Administrator of the Joseph P Dwyer Vet to Vet support program
12 noon
Monday
Memorial Day Ceremony
Friends of Mt. Moor, Town of Clarkstown, Palisades Center Mall
Mt. Moor Cemetery, Palisades Center Mall, Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
(by Dick’s Sporting Goods entrance)
10 a.m.
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All Town of Clarkstown residents and their guests are invited.
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