Parade Through Brookline, Dormont Among Pittsburgh's Top 2017 Memorial Day Events

DORMONT, PA - There will be no shortage of ways in western Pennsylvania to pay tribute on Memorial Day those in the military who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. Here’s a Patch-compiled guide to some of the activities that are planned:

• The 84th South Hills Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. in Brookline, proceeds along Brookline Boulevard to Dormont along, Pioneer Avenue, West Liberty Avenue and Washington Road before ending with services at Mount Lebanon Cemetery.

• Lawrenceville renews a century-old tradition with its annual Memorial Day parade, which begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of 40th and Butler Street. The parade will be about 45 minutes long and conclude at Allegheny Cemetery for a ceremonial wreath laying.

• The John Heinz History Center in the Strip District will hold a flag ceremony at noon in the center’s Great Hall. Local veterans and museum visitors will unfurl a 36-foot American flag, sing the National Anthem, hold a moment of silence for those who died for their country and then refold the flag.

• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland holds its annual Memorial Day ceremony from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the hall and outside on the lawn. There will be a reflective ceremony, patriotic music performances, children’s activities and a raffle to benefit the hall and museum.

• West View’s Memorial Day Parade starts at Highland Avenue and Perry Highway and ends with memorial service at VFW Post 2754 on Perry Highway.

• Munhall’s Memorial Day Parade leaves Steel Valley High School at 9:30 a.m. and will travel down Main Street to the Homestead Cemetery. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. at the Civil War Memorial.

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