WHO: 
Keynote Speaker -  Honorable Donald T. DiFrancesco, Acting Governor, Senate President
Guest Speaker - Major General Paul J. Glazar, The Adjutant General
63rd Army Band, New Jersey Army National Guard
177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard
New Jersey Honor Guard, BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Firing Detail, Headquarters State Area Command, New Jersey Army National Guard
Color Guards from Veteran Organizations

What: Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade

When: Saturday, May 26, 2001 at 10:30 AM

Where: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
A final place of honor for those who honorably served.
350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown.  

Directions: I-195 exit 16, State Road 537 SE 9 miles, right onto Provinceline Road, cemetery on left.

Details: The pageantry will begin with a parade of color guards from various veterans organizations led by the NJ National Guard Colonial Color Guard.  Other highlights include the 63rd Army Band, a F-16 fighter jet flyover by the 177th Fighter Wing, a seven-gun rifle salute and the presentation of memorial wreaths by representatives of more than 25 different organizations.

 The parade and ceremony is free and open to the public. All activities will be outdoors, without cover.  Seating is not provided, for your comfort, please bring a lawn chair.

Although it is one of the smallest states in area, New Jersey ranks ninth overall in number of veterans and first in per capita ratio of veterans. In 1981 when space in most national cemeteries was limited and both federal cemeteries in the state were closed to new interments, this 234 acres near Arneytown was set aside as a cemetery site for New Jersey’s veterans.  On Memorial Day, 1986 Governor Thomas H. Kean dedicated New Jersey’s first state-operated veterans cemetery “as a lasting memorial to those men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country’s honor and freedom.”  The cemetery was named in honor of BG William C. Doyle on January 3, 1989.  Since its opening, more than 20,000 veterans or their eligible family members have been interred.