What: Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade

When: Saturday, May 25, 2002 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: From I-195 take exit 16 towards Six Flags. Travel on County Highway 537 (Monmouth Road) South-West for 9 miles. Turn right onto Provinceline Road. The cemetery entrance is on the left within the first mile. Military Police will be directing traffic.

Details: The pageantry will begin with a parade of color guards from various veterans organizations led by the BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Joint Honor Guard. Other highlights include the 63rd Army Band, a Missing Man Formation Flyover of F-16s by the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, a seven-gun rifle salute and the presentation of memorial wreaths by representatives of more than 40 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.

On Memorial Day 1986 Governor Thomas H. Kean dedicated this 234 acres near Arneytown -- 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 25000 veterans or their eligible family members have been interred.