Parades, ceremonies to honor the fallen
A time for remembering

PHOTO BY ROB PRICE Flags flutter in a light breeze at the Bath National Cemetery in honor of the annual Memorial Day holiday. Elementary students in the Haverling school district planted 13,000 flags in honor of veterans last week.

BATH - The Bath VA Medical Center Monday will host a Memorial Day observance at 1 p.m. The event will include a parade featuring the Bath Haverling marching band, military vehicles, classic cars, floats, marching units, and more. A fly-over is also planned.

The event is free and open to the public, which is encouraged to visit the nearby Bath National Cemetery, where fifth-graders from the Dana Lyon Elementary School in Bath have placed 13,000 American flags. For details, call 664-4772.

Other memorial Day events:

• A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Woodhull Cemetery. The Addison Central School band and a Boy Scout troop from Jasper- Troupsburg will be participating.

• A Memorial Day parade will begin at noon at the intersection of Stone Road and county Route 74 in Pulteney and go through the hamlet to the Glen View Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held.