Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony
The City of Two Rivers, in cooperation with the Robert E. Burns Post 165 of The American Legion, and VFW Post 1248 observes Memorial Day.
Activities begin in Central Park East at 8:30 a.m. with a reading of the honor roll and tolling of the bell to honor the 63 members of the U.S. Armed Forces from Two Rivers who were killed in action from the Civil War through Operation Iraqi Freedom. A wreath-laying ceremony will follow at the Soldiers Monument.
The parade begins at 9 a.m. The route begins at Washington Street and 18th Street, north to 22nd Street, west to Forest Avenue, and north to Calvary Pioneers Rest Cemetery at 1801 26th Street. If participating in the parade, the staging is in the City Hall parking lot on Jefferson Street between 17th and 18th streets. No parking on Jefferson Street.
Please contact Memorial Day Parade Coordinator Kurt Carlson at 920.412.5876
At 9:30, a ceremony will be held on the platform at Pioneers Rest. Following that program, the combined firing squads of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will also pay tribute to veterans will present military honors to veterans interred there at Forest View/Holy Cross Cemetery located at 3801 Mishicot Road.
At noon, Vietnam Veterans Chapter 731 will hold a memorial service at Vietnam Veterans Park (location 35th and Sayer)
In the event of rain, the morning observance will be held in the J.E. Hamilton Community House (1710 West Park Street).
For additional information regarding the parade or questions about how to be a participant in the parade, contact Kurt Carlson, American Legion Post/Unit 165, at 920.412.5876.
