Memorial Day weekend parades, observances planned for Broome County

Residents in the Binghamton area will have a chance to attend several parades and other events this weekend to mark the official observance of Memorial Day.

The holiday, originally known as “Decoration Day,” was established three years after the Civil War as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

After World War I, the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday, to be observed on the last Monday in May.

Here’s how Binghamton, Johnson City, Vestal and several other localities will mark Memorial Day.

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Chenango Valley

Sunday, May 28

• Noon – Chenango Valley Cemetery veteran’s section, Broome County Veterans Memorial Association memorial honors performance

City of Binghamton

Sunday, May 28

• 8:25 a.m. – Spring Forest veteran’s section, Broome County Veterans Memorial Association memorial honors performance
• 8:45 a.m. – Spring Forest Cemetery at Gen. John C. Robinson’s grave (medal of honor), Broome County Veterans Memorial Association memorial honors performance
• 9:05 a.m. – Glenwood Cemetery veteran’s section, Broome County Veterans Memorial Association memorial honors performance

Monday, May 29

• 9 a.m. – Washington Street Memorial Service at the Spanish American War Memorial, Confluence Park

Endicott

Monday, May 29

• 10:30 a.m. – Endicott parade, begins at the north end of Washington Avenue followed by a memorial service at the Western Broome Veteran’s Memorial

Endwell

Monday, May 29

• 10:30 a.m. – Memorial service at Riverhurst Cemetery, Endwell

Johnson City

Sunday, May 28

• 8 a.m. – Floral Park Cemetery, Broome County Veterans Memorial Association memorial honors performance

Monday, May 29

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