![]() ![]() Other Memorial Day services throughout the area Monday include:Ībington Memorial VFW Post 7069 parade, forms at Clarks Summit Elementary Center, starts at 11 memorial services: Abington Hills Cemetery, 8:30 a.m. A ceremony at Old Forge Cemetery will follow. Old Forge’s Memorial Day parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 513 and VFW Post 3954, begins at 10 a.m. ![]() Parades will be held in the Abingtons, Carbondale, Downvalley and Midvalley. After the program, refreshments will be served at Post 5544, 205 Dolph St. Then, Jessup Mayor Beverly Valvano Merkel and post commanders will speak at Veterans Memorial Park. Following the services, there will be an honor guard salute at Holy Ghost Cemetery. in First Presbyterian Church, 325 Third Ave., officiated by Margaret Hartman. In Jessup, VFW Post 5544 and American Legion Post 411 will conduct combined Memorial Day services beginning at 9 a.m. Scranton VFW Post 25 and the city will host an annual program at noon at Nay Aug Park, with patriotic songs and a wreath presentation. Seating will be available for the program. Volunteers placed more than 12,000 flags and markers on veterans’ graves in the cemetery. Vocalist Paulette Costa will perform and the Northeast Detachment Marine Corps League will render taps and honors. In Scranton, Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 will host its annual Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. Many services will include honor guards and musical performances. Government officials, retired military officers, chaplains, veterans and veteran organization officials are scheduled to speak. Local communities, military groups and cemeteries will pay tribute to deceased veterans Monday at memorial services and parades throughout the region.
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