To mark Memorial Day weekend, speakers, the reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, solemn tributes and other activities were conducted Saturday at the Saratoga National Cemetery. Several more events are planned this weekend and Tuesday including:
Parade: 9 a.m. Watervliet Junior Senior High School, 1245 Hillside Drive, Watervliet.
Albany Memorial Day Parade: 9:30 a.m. Central Avenue from Ontario Street.
The annual Remembrance Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. Honors the four unknown soldiers of the French and Indian War whose remains are interred at Lake George Battlefield Park, Fort George Road, Lake George. The Visitor Center, at 75 Fort George Road across from the unknown soldiers’ burial site, will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to accommodate those who attend. (Unlike last year, DEC is now staffing the kiosk at the entrance to the Battlefield Park, and is charging a $10 fee per vehicle. However, organizers have arranged with DEC that the entrance fee will be waived for those attending the Memorial Day ceremony. If driving into the Park that morning, inform the attendant that you’re there for the ceremony.)
Ceremony to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice: 11 a.m. American Legion, 275 Grooms Road, Halfmoon. Refreshments follow.
Parade: 1 p.m. North Greenbush Town Office, 2 Douglas St., Wynantskill.
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Ceremony recognizing the dead of all wars: 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by the traditional decorating the graves of the 35 Civil War soldiers in the cemetery, the Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie.
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