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Happy Memorial Day! Today we commemorate the fallen heroes and we honor the brave men and woman who defended the country.

There are several observances for today, one of them is in the Historic Speer Cemetery on Vroom Street, in the Journal Square area of Jersey City. Lincoln Association of Jersey city gathered there and held a ceremony honoring the Civil War veterans buried there.

The Historic Speer Cemetery

I had the chance to talk to the president, Ms. Ann McGovern. She told me that this is an annual event and they choose different cemetery yearly to honor our heroes.

Mr. Guy Catrillo, the Vice President, was the one in-charge of the documentation, like the photos. So if you want high-quality pictures from this event, contact him at info@thelincolnassociationofjerseycity.com

The Lincoln Association of Jersey City
Address : 111 Gifford Ave., Jersey City NJ 07304
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Website : thelincolnassociationofjerseycity.com
Email : info@thelincolnassociationofjerseycity.com

Read the rest for complete list of observances for today (from nj.com)…

9 a.m. – Proclamations given to Polish War Veterans, Jersey Avenue and Sixth Street.

9:30 a.m. – The Lafayette Amvets Post 33 will march throughout the Lafayette area, followed by Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Byzantine Church, 231 Pacific Ave., where the deceased members of the post will be honored. For information, call 201-333-9042.

11 a.m. – Proclamation to be given to the Sgt. Anthony Block Association, Palisade Avenue. For information, call 201-659-8059.

11 a.m. The Lincoln Association of Jersey City will meet in Speer Cemetery, Vroom Street and Bergen Avenue, to honor Civil War veterans buried there. All are invited to attend.

Noon – Proclamations to be given to the Filipino War Veterans, Second Street and Manila Avenue.

3 p.m. – Proclamations to be given at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Pershing Field.

Source: nj.com

If you attended to any of these observances, feel free to comment. If you took pictures, send them in at info@jcregister.com an/or jerseycityregister@gmail.com