Port Chester, Rye Brook Hosting Memorial Day Services

PORT CHESTER, NY - Residents of Port Chester and Rye Brook are invited to a series of Memorial Day services as part of the villages' joint observance, all of which will be held on Monday, May 29. The day will culminate with a parade.

The first will start at 8:45 a.m. at the Village Marina, to honor service members who died. Flowers will be placed into the water, a color guard will be present and a rendition of taps will be performed.

The second event will be at 9 a.m. at the William James Memorial Park, where a color guard and firing team will be present; taps will also be performed.

At 9:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., there will be services involving color guards and taps at the Vietnam War memorial and police memorial, Spanish War memorial and Civil War memorial, respectively.

At 10 a.m., a firing team will gather at American Legion Post 93, while a color guard and firing team will assemble for a ceremony in front of the Port Chester firehouse at 10:30 a.m., where taps will be performed.

At 10:45 a.m., a color guard and firing team will assemble at a Korean War memorial, where taps will also be played.

Finally, the parade will begin at 11 a.m., which will be along Westchester Avenue and end at Broad Street.

More information on the ceremonies, including with the locations of the memorials and parks, is available here.

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