The Monongahela Veterans Council and the City of Monongahela will honor all off our Fallen Sons and Daughters on Monday May 28, 2018. The commemoration begins at 9:00 a.m. with a parade starting at 4th and Main Streets. Participants include the Mon Valley Leathernecks, the Mid Mon Valley Shipmates, the Mon Valley Honor Guard & Firing Squad, Monongahela and local Fire Departments, as well as Boy and Girl Scouts contingents and elected officials from our area. Following the parade, a special Memorial Day Program will take place Monongahela Cemetery in the Veterans' Section at the top of the hill at 9:45 a.m. keynote speaker will be Marine Brigadier General (Ret.) David Papak, Desert Storm Veteran and Monongahela resident. The Ringgold High School Band, Vocalist Ms. Kim Van Voorhis, Veterans Service Organization and key civic leaders will also be on hand as participants.
A full schedule of events and remembrances at local honor rolls and memorials will continue from 11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m., the Monongahela Veterans Time Capsule will be opened during a ceremony at Chess Park. All Monongahela, New Eagle, Finleyville and other area residents are invited and welcome to attend any and all of these events.
Schedule as Follows:
9:00 am - Memorial Day Parade, 4th & Main Sts.
9:45 am - Memorial Day Program at Monongahela Cemetery
11:00 am - Victory Hill Honor Roll
12:00 noon - New Eagle Honor Roll
12:30 pm - Sacred Heart Cemetery
1:00 pm - Van Voorhis Honor Roll
1:30 pm - Ginger Hill Grange
2:00 pm - Hazellkirk Memorial
3:00 pm - Formal Opening: Monongahela Veterans Time Capsule
