Manitowoc County will recognize Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies, cemetery visits and more. Here's what's planned.
MANITOWOC – Sure, Memorial Day is often seen as the official start to summer, but let’s not forget the holiday is truly about honoring those who have lost their lives in war fighting for the U.S.
Organizations around Manitowoc County will host events May 27 to celebrate those fallen heroes. Here's a look at what's planned.
Manitowoc will host its annual downtown parade and ceremony at the Veterans Memorial.
The city parade begins downtown at 9 a.m. May 27 at Washington and South Eighth streets, goes down Eighth Street, onto Huron Street and then Michigan Avenue, ending at the Veterans Memorial on North 18th Street across from Evergreen Cemetery.
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be immediately after the parade at the Veterans Memorial. If it rains, the ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. indoors at the Citizen Park Recreation Center, 930 N. 18th St. City staff will set up about 205 chairs either indoors or outdoors for the ceremony.
City leaders will make the decision to cancel the parade by 8 a.m. Monday, and WOMT will announce the cancellation. Call the mayor’s office at 920-686-6980 with questions.
Additionally, prior to the Memorial Day activities, the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 731 will put flags on veterans’ graves at Evergreen Cemetery, 2221 Michigan Ave., at 9 a.m. May 26. The public is invited to help — there are about 2,700 veterans buried at the cemetery.
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Two Rivers will have a ceremony, tolling of the bell, parade and more.
Vietnam Veterans Chapter 731 will hold Memorial Day Services at noon May 27 at the Two Rivers Vietnam Veterans Park, 1200 35th St.
The city, in cooperation with the Robert E. Burns Post 165 of the American Legion, will host a ceremony May 27. Activities begin at 8:30 a.m. with a reading in Central Park. There will be an honor roll and tolling of the bell to recognize the 62 military members from Two Rivers who were killed in action. A wreath-laying ceremony will follow at the Soldiers Monument.
A parade begins at 9 a.m. and travels from Washington Street and 18th Street, north to 22nd Street and west to Forest Avenue, and north to Calvary Pioneers Rest Cemetery at 1801 26th St. A ceremony is planned for 9:30 a.m. at the platform at Pioneers Rest. Following the program, the combined firing squads of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will pay tribute to veterans. Military honors will be presented to veterans interred at Forest View/Holy Cross Cemetery, 3801 Mishicot Road.
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VFW post plans rural Manitowoc County cemetery visits.
The Kubale O'Connell VFW Post 6179 will visit the following cemeteries May 27 as part of Memorial Day activities. The public is welcome to attend.
8:15 a.m.: Gather at Kellnersville Village Park
8:45 a.m.: Wenceslaus Cemetery, Greenstreet
9 a.m.: St. Joseph, Kellnersville
9:15 a.m.: Kossuth National Cemetery No. 2
9:30 a.m.: Kossuth Cemetery No. 1
9:45 a.m.: St. Augustine, Reifs Mills
10:15 a.m.: Branch Evergreen Cemetery
10:45 a.m.: St. Michael, Whitelaw
11 a.m.: Cato Cemetery
Contact reporter Patti Zarling at pzarling@gannett.com or call 920-606-2575. Follow her on X @PGPattiZarling and on Instagram @PGPatti.
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