On a day of remembrance, services and parades took place throughout the region on a warm and sunny Memorial Day Monday to honor those who gave their lives in service of the country.
A Memorial Day ceremony in Hempfield paid tribute to those who have fallen. In Leechburg, a Memorial Day parade drew large crowds. And Jeannette Combined Veterans Honor Guard made six stops on the group’s annual Memorial Day caravan. Tim Brennan, the group’s chair, said they’ve kept the caravan going for about 20 years, but, if members of the younger generation don’t join, the ceremonies they hold in front of Jeannette City Hall and in local cemeteries could disappear. Members of the honor guard, composed of veterans from the Jeannette American Legion and VFW posts, make the annual trek in their personal vehicles with the help of police cruisers to stop traffic.
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