PARSIPPANY — The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will hold the first Memorial Day ceremony of the day at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 28 in Lake Hiawatha Park. The ceremony on Lake Shore Drive is held by the VFW in honor of the two servicemen who lost their lives in Vietnam.
The following ceremony, emceed this year by VFW and American Legion member, Councilman Michael dePierro, is run by the Township and is scheduled to take place in Veterans Memorial Park at 10:00 a.m. Rabbi Estelle Gottman Mills of Temple Beth Am will do the Invocation; the Boy & Girl Scouts will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance; Michael A. Soriano, Mayor of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, will welcome everyone and Reverend Donald Bragg of the Presbyterian Church will deliver the Benediction.
As customary, members of the VFW and American Legion, will perform the wreath laying ceremony in front of the Veterans Memorial statue; the VFW Rifle Squad will do the salute and Taps will be played by Anthony Paterno, of Boy Scout Troop 173.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township is honored to have as its special guest and keynote speaker, Siobhan Fuller McConnell, Parsippany’s Gold Star Mother and mother of Derek McConnell. The Parsippany High School Choir will be singing. The VFW and American Legion color guards will participate in all ceremonies.
The Memorial Day activities will culminate in the parade at 12:00 Noon which will begin at Katherine Drive and proceed down North Beverwyck Road in Lake Hiawatha.
