Memorial Day Events 2022 Around Pearl River

PEARL RIVER, NY — There are several events to commemorate Memorial Day in and around Pearl River.

On Sunday, the Raymond W. DeMeola VFW Memorial Post 1615/Veterans Walkway of Heroes hosts a Memorial Day Observance at 10:00 am, Independence Avenue and Lester Drive in Tappan.

Also starting Sunday, watchfires for the troops will be lit at 11:30 pm ceremony and burn for 24 hours at four locations in Rockland. Bowline Point Park in Haverstraw; Eugene Levy Memorial Park on Route 45 in Ramapo; East end of Piermont Pier; and top of Clausland Mountain Park in Orangeburg. Watchfires are sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America #333.

Memorial Day

Two ceremonies and a parade are scheduled in Sparkill. The American Legion Post 1044 Memorial Day Service will take place at 9 am, held at the War Monument in Triangle Square in Sparkill. At 11:30 am, Parade and Ceremony will start at Sparkill Firehouse and finish at Depot Square Town Park for the Memorial Day Ceremony, approximately at 11:50 am.

In Pearl River, the American Legion 329 hosts the annual Memorial Day Parade starts at 10:15 am. From Key Bank and proceeds south to Braunsdorf Park for a Memorial Service at 11:00 am

Also on Monday, the Piermont Engine Hose Co No. 1 – Parade starts at 10 a.m. in front of VFW Post 7452 of Piermont to Kennedy Park for a Memorial Day Ceremony.

Buffalo Soldiers and Friends of Mount Moor Cemetery Memorial Day Service at Mount Moor Cemetery, Palisades Mall 11:00 am.

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