Memorial Day 2011
May 30, 2011
0900 - North Main St. Bridge honoring those lost at sea.
0930 - Parade from Fifth and Plum St. to Oakdale Cemetery.
1000 - Ceremony at Oakdale Cemetery, Guest Speaker is Floyd Golden, Marysville Chief of Police.
Ceremonies in order following Oakdale
Catholic Cemetery - VFW is in charge.
Amrine Cemetery - American Legion is in charge.
Monument Plaza - Raise the flag to full staff.
Ceremony at VFW Club.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held at Veterans' Auditorium.
Memorial Day 2010
The ceremony at the North Main St. bridge and the parade were cancelled due to heavy rain and lightning. The ceremony at Oakdale Cemetary, the Catholic cemetary and Amrine Cemetary was moved to the Veterans Auditorium.
Memorial Day 2009
Marysville Memorial Day Activities
May 24th, 25th 2009
May 24 - 7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Plaza, 5th and Court St. (Inclement weather - Presbyterian Church ) Ceremony dedicating new pavers and a talk " Voices from the Stone" honoring George Henry Wolpert who was KIA in WW II.
May 25
0900 - North Main St. Bridge honoring those lost at sea.
0930 - Parade from Fifth and Plum St. to Oakdale Cemetery.
1000 - Ceremony at Oakdale Cemetery, Guest Speaker is Major General Gregory Wayt, Adjutant General, State of Ohio.
Ceremonies in order following Oakdale
Catholic Cemetery - VFW is in charge.
Amrine Cemetery - American Legion is in charge.
Monument Plaza - Raise the flag to full staff.
Ceremony at VFW Club.
During the 2009 Ceremonies, I was in Southwest Georgia on vacation. But I was at the Georgia State Veterans Memorial Park. They did have a display area of weapons from WW 2, Korea, and Viet Nam. I thought some of our veterans from those areas would be interested in seeing some of these.
This tank was developed between WW1 and WW2 and was very usefull in the pacific war.
This tank is from the Korean War era.
A tracked personnel carrier and landing craft.
This gun was from WW2 and was knick named "The Long Tom"
This is a Russian gun used in WW2, but captured in Viet Nam in the early 1970's.
A B-29 like the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in WW2.
Memorial Day 2008
The day started off with a small service at the North Main Street bridge to honor all veterans in the Maritime Services who have lost their lives.
On Sunday evening, a small ceremony was held at the Union County Monument. A wreath was placed by American Legion Union Post 79 and the flags were lowered to half staff. The Blumenschein brothers were present and Herman Blumenschein was honored for his action in Europe during WW II.
At the North Main Street bridge, a brief ceremony was held to honor the members of the Navy, Marine Corp and the Coast Guard.
The wreath being prepared to be lowered into Mill Creek
The Memorial Day Parade went from downtown, out 5th Street to Oakdale Cemetery, where services were held to honor all of our War dead.
The Post was well represented in the antique firetruck, which has become a staple in Marysville prardes!
