According to tapinto.net, the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade will take place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025. This will mark fourth consecutive year the City of Bayonne has worked in conjunction with the veterans of the Memorial Day Parade Committee to organize the parade.
Former Mayor Richard A. Rutkowski, who served in the U.S. Army in the 1950’s will serve as this year’s Grand Marshal. Rutkowski’s time in the service, included being posted to Iran, where he trained Iranian troops and shook hands with the Shah of Iran. He was at the Russian border during the Iraqi crisis of 1958.
The event will start at 10:00 a.m. with a ceremony at Fifth Street by the World War I Monument. Immediately after, the march will begin at 5th Street and will proceed up Broadway. It will pass the reviewing stand in front of American Legion Post 19 and will end at 32nd Street and Broadway.
Any organizations still wishing to march is asked to contact Pete Amadeo at 201-858-6127 or email bayonnerec@aol.com.
Read the full story here: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonne/sections/community-announcements/articles/bayonne-memorial-day-parade-set-for-monday-may-26
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