Seasonal & Holidays
Cranberry Memorial Day Ceremony To Resume
After a year's absence, Cranberry will hold an in-person Memorial Day service this year.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Cranberry will resume an in-person Memorial Day service this year after a virtual one in 2020 caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Set for 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial in North Boundary Park, the ceremony is presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 879.
The event’s guest speaker is Captain (Rev.) Andrew Double, a United States Army Veteran. Participating organizations include the Cranberry VFW Post 879 color guard and the Ohio Valley Marine Corps League Detachment color guard and rifle squad.
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Students from Seneca Valley High School will sing the National Anthem and a present a trumpet performance as veterans present six memorial wreaths. There will also be a remembrance of POW-MIAs with the release of white doves.
Refreshments will be served following the 45-minute ceremony.
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