The Gettysburg Joint Veteran Memorial Day Commission is pleased to announce the 155th Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony is being planned and will take place on Monday, May 30th, 2022 at 2pm with the Ceremony to follow at the Gettysburg National Cemetery at 3pm.
The Memorial Day parade begins at 2 p.m. at Lefever Street in Gettysburg, heads northeast to East Middle Street, turns west on East Middle Street and south on Baltimore Street to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. The Honorary Grand Marshall for the Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade is Helen Sajer, president and founder of Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc.
The Memorial Day Ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. at the Rostrum in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery.The Keynote Speaker is Major General Mark J. Schindler who is serving as The Adjutant General of Pennsylvania.
We the members of the commission, would like to thank the members of the community in an around Gettysburg for their outpouring of support to allow us to continue this grand tradition to honor all armed forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country and our freedom. We are also looking for organizations and reenactors to participate in the parade to show our thanks to these brave men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.
If anyone would like to participate please feel free to email us at GettysburgMemorialDayGJVMDC@gmail.com.
We are looking forward to see the community on Monday, May 30th, 2022.
Get out your RED, WHITE and BLUE and lets proudly display our Patriotism.
