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MoreWhat Matters: Memorial Day, Part 2

Older Veterans Are Engine For Memorial Day Events

By LOREN KENT
5/27/2007 - Thousands of local residents honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice by taking part in Memorial Day celebrations.

Iwo JimaThey stand along parade routes, place flowers on graves, and offer special prayers of gratitude, but few people know what happens behind the scenes —before the parade passes by.

Memorial Day celebrations are extensive throughout Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties with many cities, towns, villages and local hamlets offering parades along their Main Streets or ceremonies at cemeteries. There are also events presented at area churches, schools and community centers remembering our honored dead — each event carefully planned in advance.

AMVETS Post 1996, for example, will be part of three ceremonies in less than two hours in the Ellery area. With three cemeteries in its area, he said the post tries to do services in the places with a veterans section.

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2 Responses to “MoreWhat Matters: Memorial Day, Part 2”

  1. Maggie M. Thornton Says:
    May 27th, 2007 at 8:34 pm

    Sobering to contemplate what happens when WWII veterans are no longer with us to take care of business as they always do.

    Very nice tribute series.

    Maggie
    Maggie’s Notebook

  2. Stanford Matthews Says:
    May 28th, 2007 at 11:41 am

    I have a great deal of respect for the greatest generation. Don’t know if future generations will understand this as well as they need to.