The Lebanon Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies will be held on Monday, May 29, 2023. The events returned last year after a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The schedule for Monday is as follows:
- 6 a.m., adornment of the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers at the Soldiers Block in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, 235 Maple St.
- 8 a.m., formation of the Lebanon Memorial Day Parade at 8th and Cumberland streets.
- 9:30 a.m., parade begins at 8th and Cumberland, proceeding east to 4th Street, then north to Lehman Street and west to Monument Park at 8th and Lehman streets.
- 11 a.m., Memorial Day Ceremony at Monument Park.
- 12 p.m., Memorial Day Ceremony at Soldiers Block in Mount Lebanon Cemetery.
- 12:15 p.m., Memorial Day Reception for parade and ceremony participants at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 23, 718 Chestnut St.
Parade Line Up
Division 1 – Vietnam Era
Bill Meiser, Division Chair
- Lebanon City Police Department
- American Legion Riders Post 751
- VFW Post 23 Honor Guard
- Parade Grand Marshall, Gary G. Johnsen
- V.A.C. Past President, Dale Wise
- AMVETS Post 293 with Lebanon County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz
- AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 293
- Cedar Crest High School Band
- State Representative John A. Schlegel
- Vietnam Veterans
- Military Order of the Purple Heart
- Suzanne’s Dance Studio
- Salvation Army Canteen Truck
- Ebenezer Fire Company
- Cub Scout Pack 439
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- American Heritage Girls, PA 1747
- Jim Garage Crew
- Friendship Fire Company
Division 2 – Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan Era
Victoria Purcell & Andy Harner, Division Co-Chairs
- South Lebanon Twp. Police
- Civil Air Patrol Color Guard and Squadron 307
- Persian Gulf Veteran
- Neversink Fire Company
- VFW Post 23
- VFW Post 23 Auxiliary
- Homeless Veterans Awareness Campaign
- Psalm Ringers of Holy Trinity (Bell Choir)
- Liberty Marching Unit
- Liberty Fire Company
- 201st RED HORSE Squadron
- 201st RED HORSE Alumni Association (OEF/OIF Veteran) with Lebanon County Commissioner Bob Phillips
- Glenn Lebanon Fire Company
- OEF/OIF Veteran with Lebanon County Commissioner Mike Kuhn
- America’s 911 Tribute Car
- 93rd Regiment, PA Volunteer Infantry
- Lebanon City Mayor Sherry Capello
- Lebanon City Council: Chairman Joseph Morales, Council members Karen Haitos & Brian Martin
- Lebanon City Fire Department
- Making a Difference of Lebanon, PA
- Water and Wet Stuff LLC
Division 3 – Cold War & All Other Eras
Chris Fidler, Division Chair
- Lebanon VAMC Police Department
- Lebanon High School JROTC Color Guard
- Girl Scout Service Unit of Lebanon County
- WWII Veteran
- International United Ms. Pennsylvania 2023 Deborah Wright
- Ms. Pennsylvania Petite USA
- Cedar Crest Middle School Band
- Speedwell Fire Company
- Keystone Paralyzed Veterans
- 28th Financial Management Support Unit
- Lebanon County Special Operations Unit
- Kosovo/OIF Veteran
- Lebanon Majesty Cheerleading
- Lebanon Baseball Association
- American Legion Post 158
- Kochenderfer Church
- Hershey Ghostbusters
- Rural Security Fire Company
Division 4 – Korean Era
Athena Theodorakos & Gary Snyder, Division Co-Chairs
- Noth Cornwall Twp. Police Department
- Navy Sea Cadet Corp, Robert I. Rudy Division
- Navy Ship Club 91 Ladies Auxiliary
- Marine Corps League Toys for Tots
- Korean Era Veterans
- Lebanon High School Band
- Sons of Spanish American War
- Daughters of ’98 Veterans
- Korean War Veterans
- Scout BSA Troop 412 B/G (Honor Guard)
- Cub Pack 412
- Lebanon Elks Lodge #631
- 717 Outlaws
- Mt. Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Company
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