Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Memorial Day 2019




Monongahela Remembers

The Monongahela Veterans Council and the City of Monongahela will honor all of our Fallen Sons and Daughters on Monday May 27, 2019. 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 Scout contingents and City Officials and special Dignitaries from the area. Following the parade, a special Memorial Day Program will take place at Monongahela Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. in the Veterans Section at the top of the hill. The Ringglold High School Band will perform and there will be Patriotic selections by Vocalist Ms. Kim Van Voorhis as well as an appropriate address by 1SG John Koller (U.S. Army , ret), a 27 year military veteran. Veterans Service Organizations and key civic leaders will also be on hand as participants.

A full schedule of events and remembrances at local honor tolls and memorials will follow the morning program, continuing from 11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. All veterans and concerned citizens are welcome to attend any or all these events. God Bless America!

Schedule as Follows (times approximate) :

9:00 Memorial Day Parade, 4th & Main St.
9:45 Memorial Day Program at Monongahela Cemetery
11:00 Victory Hill Honor Roll
11:30 New Eagle Honor Roll
12:00 Fisher Heights Honor Roll
12:30 Sacred Heart Cemetery
1:00 p.m.: Van Voorhis Honor Roll
1:30: Ginger Hill Grange
2:00 Hazelkirk Memorial

 
Monongahela Veterans Time Capsule

Opening Ceremony

May 28th, 2018

- Mon Valley Leathernecks Advance the Colors
- National Anthem – Ms. Kim Van Voorhis
Invocation – Rev. Bill Bailey, Journey by Grace Church
Opening of the Time Capsule and Inventory of Memorabilia
Brief Remarks: Monongahela Veterans Council
New Items Placed into Time Capsule to be opened again in 2069
(300th Anniversary of Monongahela)
-Benediction: Rev. Josh Greene, Journey by Grace Church 


On June 14, 1984, the Monongahela Veterans Council dedicated a memorial to honor the World War II, Korea, and Vietnam veterans. This memorial is mounted on a solid reinforced concrete slab base 36 inches deep. A time capsule is also located under the center slab and is scheduled for opening on Memorial Day 2018.

God Bless America !