Gilman urges respect for law end to violence in cities
Middletown Memorial Day services were canceled by rain and moved inside. Mayor Jerome Markovits and Assemblyman Benjamin A. Gilman spoke at the high school auditorium about honoring war dead and demanding respect for laws while seeking an end to urban violence. Gilman, a World War II veteran, urged faith with those honored and noted the day’s solemn purpose.
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Jerome Markovits
Benjamin A. Gilman
Middletown
Tenth Legion
Japan
Unionville
Inside Warwick Memorial Day Parade Draws Over 300
In Warwick the annual Memorial Day event moved indoors due to morning rain with 300 attendees packing the Oakland Theater to hear speeches honoring war dead and promote peace. Scouts, officials, clergy, and the Warwick Valley High School Band led a procession inside the auditorium, followed by an invocation and the Gettysburg Address. In Florida, sunlit parade crowds watched Legionnaires, VFW members, Little League teams, and scouts march along Main Street with the high school band playing. A wreath was placed at the William Henry Seward Memorial by Kathleen Pikul, and another at St. Josephs Cemetery for a fallen soldier.
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Oakland
Oakland Ave
Warwick American Legion Post
Warwick Valley Central High School
Howard L. Dalton
St. Stephens R.C
George Burns
Florida
Legionnaires
VFW
Rain Cancels Most Orange County Parades on Memorial Day
Memorial Day observances across Orange County were largely rained out with indoor services in several towns. In Middletown Assemblyman Gilman spoke at the high school. Newburgh’s Washington's Headquarters held brief services. Port Jervis placed wreaths at Skinner Park and nearby sites. Indoor gatherings occurred in Cornwall Pine Bush Monroe Goshen and Warwick while New Windsor kept a ceremonial honor roll display.
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Orange County
Middletown
Benjamin A. Gilman
R-95
Washington
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Skinner Park
Orange Square
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Hamptonburgh Grange Hall
John Dow
D-27
Hamptonburgh
Highland Falls
Memorial Day parades in Western Sullivan draw large crowds
Hundreds gathered in Fremont Center and Callicoon Center to honor Memorial Day with long parades and solemn services. Spectators filled streets hours before the processions as veterans, scouts, and fire companies marched. Judge Newberg urged peaceful dispute resolution and a swift end to the Indochina war.
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Gil Weisinger
Fremont Center
Sullivan County
Callicoon Center
Monticello
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Benjamin Newberg
Family Court
Robert C. Williams
Newberg
World Organization
Veterans lay wreath for Revolutionary War graves in New Windsor
David J. Kelly prepares a tulip and dogwood wreath for Revolutionary War soldiers at New Windsor Cantonment on Monday. Sheldon Stowe of Cornwall plays a mournful fire hymn as Third New York Regiment members take part in the Kennad ceremony.
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David J. Kelly
New Windsor
Sheldon Stowe
Cornwall
Third New York Regiment
Brigade of the American Revolution
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Indochina
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