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Salute those who served at Memorial
Day parades and vigils across Queens
BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Before heading out to the beach or fi ring
up the family barbecue, head out to
one of the many Memorial Day parades
and vigils scheduled across Queens this
weekend.
Most of the parades take place on
Sunday, May 27, or Memorial Day itself,
Monday, May 28, and feature local youth
and community groups, elected offi cials,
marching bands, troops and veterans organizations.
Th e star-spangled commemorations
serve as tributes to those soldiers who
gave their lives in defense of the United
States — and celebrations of the freedoms
they fought to preserve.
Here are details of just a few Queens
Memorial Day marches and ceremonies,
in chronological order (all of which are
scheduled to take place rain or shine):
Forest Hills
Th e 2018 Memorial Day Parade in
Forest Hills will be held on Sunday, May
27, beginning at noon and is hosted by
the American Legion. Also marching
are veterans and active enlisted as well
as offi cers of the United States Armed
Forces. Attendees are asked to gather at
11 a.m. to march on Metropolitan Avenue
between Ascan Avenue and Woodhaven
Boulevard. All who are marching should
wear either Class A or Class B uniforms or
formal attire.
Maspeth
Th e 34th annual Maspeth Memorial Day
Parade will begin on Sunday at 1 p.m.
at 72nd Street and Grand Avenue, with
memorial services taking place at 2 p.m. at
Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th Street and
Grand Avenue.
With a theme of “Maspeth Stands and
Salutes the American Flag,” the parade will
include marchers from the 319th Statue
of Liberty Army Band among seven other
bands, United Service Organizations, more
than 60 Marines, sailors and Color Guard,
fl oats, antique cars, military vehicles and
more.
Th is year’s Grand Marshals are Maspeth
native Kathleen Nealon and Vietnam veteran
Frank Caruso.
College Point
College Point’s annual Memorial Day
Parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday
at the intersection of 28th Avenue and
College Point Boulevard and will end at
Fift h Avenue and 119th Street. Serving as
grand marshal is 9th Transport Company
Airborne and Agent Orange survivor
William Th umm. Marching bands, drill
teams, military members, local police and
fi refi ghters and community organizations
are also slated to march.
Laurelton
Th e annual Laurelton Memorial Day
Parade will be on Monday, May 28.
Marchers will start on Merrick Boulevard
between Francis Lewis Boulevard and 230
Street and parade through the streets of the
neighborhood from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rosedale
Rosedale residents will hold their annual
Memorial Day parade on May 28. Th e
parade begins on 234th Street between
Mayda Road and 145th Avenue and ends
at the Veterans and Vietnam Memorial
on Sunrise Highway and Francis Lewis
Boulevard. Marchers are asked to gather
at 10:45 a.m. Th e parade is hosted by
the Rosedale Civil Association and special
guests include grand marshals Lawrence
Gallmon, Sargent of the U.S. Air Force
and Bryan Block, former chairman of
Community Board 13Q.
Whitestone
The annual Whitestone Veterans
Memorial Association’s Memorial Day
Parade will commence at 149th Street
and 15th Drive at noon on Monday. Th e
Jewish War Veterans Post 415, Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 4787, American Legion
Post 131 and community groups in the
neighborhood are set to participate.
Ridgewood-Glendale
Th e 80th Ridgewood-Glendale Memorial
Day Parade will get underway at 11 a.m.
on Monday morning. As tradition goes in
even-numbered years, the march will step off
from the Ridgewood Veterans Triangle at the
corner of Myrtle and Cypress avenues, then
head east along Myrtle Avenue into Glendale.
Leading the way at this year’s parade
is grand marshal Raymond Whitman, a
U.S. Army veteran who served during the
Korean War. He’ll be accompanied by
hundreds of fl ag-waving participants along
the 1 1/4 mile long parade route to the
Glendale Memorial Triangle, at the corner
of Myrtle and Cooper avenue. Th e parade
will conclude there with a ceremony.
Th e Allied Veterans Committee of
Ridgewood and Glendale sponsors the
annual parade. For more information, call
Paul Schottenhamel at 718-366-1359.
Howard Beach
Howard Beach residents will again
pay tribute to all who served and died in
defense of our country with its annual
parade on Monday morning. Th e march
steps off at 11 a.m. from Coleman Square,
located at the corner of 159th Avenue and
103rd Street, and will wind its way through
local streets before returning to the square
for a memorial ceremony.
Little Neck/Douglaston
Th e Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial
Day Parade, which is widely regarded as
the largest parade of its kind in the nation,
will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday and run
along Northern Boulevard from Jayson
Avenue to 245th Street. Brigadier General
William H. Seely of the U.S. Navy will serve
as grand marshal. Th e parade will also pay
special tribute to Lieutenant Commander
Frederick Peter Crosby, a Navy pilot who
was killed during the Vietnam War and
missing in action for nearly 50 years.
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