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Date:	Event:	Details:
May 21 10:45am 1:15pm	Memorial Day Observance & Parade	Newburg . Newburg Memorial Day Committee will hold their annual Memorial Day Observance with a morning worship service at 10:45am on the Monument Green. A small memorial service will be held at First Church of God Cemetery at 1:15pm. The Memorial Day parade will move through town at 2pm. A twenty-one-gun salute will take place in front of the monument at the conclusion of the parade. Guest Speaker: Joshua Bisgaurd, Army Career Recruiter Directions: First Church of God Cemetery, Exchange St, Newburg Inclement Weather: Parade will be canceled. A memorial service will be held at the Newburg UM Church, 203 N High St Contact: Curt Cramer; 717.729.5459
May 27 11am	Memorial Day Service	Hampden Township . Hampden Township Veterans Recognition Committee will host their annual Hampden Township Memorial Day Service honoring the sacrifices made by women and men of the Armed Forces. Hampden Township Civil War hero, U.S. Army Private David W. Conrad will also be remembered. Prayers will be offered by Chaplain Brent Mangus, Captain, 1/108th Field Artillery Battalion, 28th Infantry, PA National Guard; VFW Memorial Post 6704 will provide the honor guard; and music by the Cumberland Valley High School Brass Quintet and vocalist Matthew Robinson. Veterans are invited to wear their uniforms or service ribbons. Guest Speaker: Colonel Torrance Cleveland, Susquehanna University Class of 2000, U.S. Army War College student \| R.J. Harris, emcee Directions: 345 Marketplace Way, Enola Inclement Weather: Service will be held in the community room at the Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Company Station 1, 1200 Good Hope Rd, Mechanicsburg Contact: David Getz; 717.234.4182
May 28 1pm	Memorial Day Parade & Picnic	Boiling Springs . Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8851 will hold their annual Memorial Day Parade & Picnic. The parade will begin at the Boiling Springs High School & end at the Memorial Clock Tower at Children's Lake where a ceremony will be held. A picnic will follow the ceremony. Guest Speaker: Patricia Looney, US Navy 1984-1988 & 1981 Boiling Springs High School graduate Directions: Boiling Springs High School, Boiling Springs Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact: Bill Hartman; 717.609.6534
May 28 1pm	Memorial Day Ceremony	Enola . Post 751 will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony inside Legion Post. The ceremony will consist of Posting the Colors, Field Cross, and Placing of the Wreath Guest Speaker: Brian Leonhard, Col. Ret. Army Directions: Legion Post 751, 295 W. Shady Lane, Enola Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact: Craig Stoll; 717.877.0420
May 28 1pm	Memorial Day Ceremony	Mount Holly Springs . VFW Post 7343 will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery Guest Speaker: Danyele Jordan, Colonel Directions: Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery, 2 Watts St, Mount Holly Springs Inclement Weather: Ceremony will move to Church of God Pavilion (located on the other side of the same parking lot) Contact: Rick Bower; 717.486.3183
May 29 9:30am	Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony	Camp Hill . American Legion Post 43 will hold a Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony. The parade will begin at 19th and Market St, west to 24th St, north to Walnut St, east to the Camp Hill Fire Station. A ceremony will follow in the cemetery directly behind the Fire Station. Guest Speaker: Karl F. Frantz, Colonel US Army Ret. Directions: 19th and Market St, Camp Hill Inclement Weather: The service will be held at the Camp Hill Borough Building, 2145 Walnut St. Contact: Commander Keith Beebe, 717-574-5000
May 29 9am	Memorial Day Parade & Service	Carlisle . Joint Council of Carlisle will host a Memorial Day Parade beginning at 9am at N Hanover and N St. It will proceed south on Hanover St, past the Square and turn right on W Pomfret St. The parade will continue west then turn right onto S Pitt St. A memorial service will be held at Veterans Memorial Courtyard in the Carlisle Square following the parade. Directions: N Hanover and North St, Carlisle Inclement Weather: Event will be canceled Contact: Kirk Wilson; 717.226.1554
May 29 10am	Memorial Day Observance	Carlisle . U.S. Army War College will host a solemn commemoration ceremony for Memorial Day at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) at 11:20 am. The ceremony will include a wreath laying, a 21-gun salute, and a flyover from the three vintage Korean War era aircraft. Guest Speaker will be Retired Army Lieutenant General and Vietnam Veteran Robert Noonan. The Carlisle Town Band will provide a musical selection for the event. Guest Speaker: Robert Noonan, Lieutenant General Army Ret.,Vietnam Veteran Directions: 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle Inclement Weather: Ceremony will move indoors Contact: John Kurash; 717.245.4428
May 29 10am	Memorial Day Parade & Service	Mechanicsburg . Mechanicsburg Area Veterans Council will hold a Memorial Day Parade & Service. The parade will form at 9:15 and proceed from Filbert & Simpson St at 10am and continue to the Mechanicsburg Cemetery GAR monument, Marble St. A service will follow in front of the GAR monument at 11am. Guest Speaker: Directions: Filbert & Simpson St, Mechanicsburg Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact: Commander Keith Beebe, 717.574.5000
May 29 2pm	Memorial Day Service	Mechanicsburg . Vietnam Veterans of Mechanicsburg will hold a Memorial Day Service at Lincoln Colored Cemetery Directions: Lincoln Colored Cemetery, West Winding Hill Rd, Mechanicsburg Inclement Weather: Services will be held rain or shine Contact: Paul Kreiner; 717.579.4560
May 29 11:30am	Memorial Day Parade & Service	New Cumberland . New Cumberland Memorial Day Parade Committee, under the sponsorship of the New Cumberland Olde Town Association will present a brief Memorial Day Service at the V.F.W. Memorial located at Park Ave. and Bridge St. A parade will begin immediately following the service and proceed down Bridge St to Third St turning left and ending at Market Square. Directions: V.F.W. Memorial, Park Ave, New Cumberland Contact Person: Vanessa Dettrey; 717.774.0404
May 29 10am	Memorial Day Service	Shippensburg . Locust Grove Cemetery Committee will hold a brief ceremony to honor the deceased Veterans buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Queen St (no physical address). Guest Speaker: None Directions: Beginning at Sheetz on 359 E King St, turn right at the corner of E King and Queen St. Proceed to top of the hill. Turn right into the cemetery. Inclement Weather: Service will be canceled Contact Person: Nancy Hodge; 717.532.7307
May 29 11am	Memorial Day Service	Shippensburg . Shippensburg Veterans Council will hold a Memorial Day Service at Spring Hill Cemetery Shippensburg, honoring the deceased veterans. Guest Speaker: James Clever, Veterans Council Chaplin Directions: King St to Morris St turn right on to Morris St, cemetery located 100 yds. Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact Person: Jerry Porter; 717.331.1720
May 29 1:15pm	Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony	Shippensburg . Navy Marine Corps will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony on the Branch Bridge, (no physical address) location is on King St. A Memorial Day Parade will follow at 2pm. The Parade will begin on Prince St and King St. and follow King St (Rt 11) to Morris St. Parade Marshall: Robert Blume Guest Speaker: Richard Bonitz, Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. Ret. Directions: Prince St and King St, Shippensburg Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact Person: Jerry Porter; 717.331.1720
May 29 11am	Memorial Day Ceremony	Silver Springs . Silver Springs Veterans Committee of Silver Spring Township will hold their annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Silver Springs Township Veterans Memorial. Directions: Willow Mill Park, 80 Willow Mill Park Rd, Mechanicsburg Inclement Weather: No plans available Contact Person: Pete Sandys; 717.766.0178