Memorial Day 2010

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: May 28, 2010

The Franklin Lakes’ Memorial Day parade begins at 9am on May 31st. Starting at Commerce Street, the parade will end with a ceremony at Veteran’s Plaza followed by refreshments at the VFW Hall on Franklin Avenue.

The parade,sponsored by Franklin Lakes Post 5702 Veterans of Foreign Wars, will feature various community organizations, marching bands, and be led by Korean War veteran Paul DiPetrillo.

For those readers wishing to learn the history of Memorial Day, an earlier Journal article.

For those readers wishing to see the sacrifice of soldiers, a chart detailing from WWI to the present.

For those readers wishing to learn more about individual casualties, an interactive map.

For those readers interested in an inspiring memorial toast by Colonel Robert Ingersoll in 1879, a NYT article printed in that year.

For those readers wishing to simply remember the cost of freedom, the video below.