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Lt Col James Garcia at 609-530-6939/cell 609-847-6093 or
Kryn Westhoven at 609-530-6950/cell 609-902-1758
(24 May, 2007)
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Media Advisory
Memorial Day At State Veterans Cemetery To Feature Dedication Of Building
Who: Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General, senior military and veterans leaders, member of dozens of veterans' organizations and members of the Burke family
What: State Memorial Day Ceremony and dedication of new administration and maintenance complex
When:
Saturday, May 26, parade at 10:30 a.m.,
Where: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown (Arneytown), 08562
Details: The annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremonies 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 fly-over of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard; a 21-gun salute; and the presentation of memorial wreaths by representatives of more than 30 veteran and service organizations.
Also, the new state-of-the-art Administration and Maintenance Complex will be dedicated in honor of New Jersey Army National Guard's own Major Francis X. Burke, World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor, who is buried at the cemetery. Since its opening in 1986, more than 38,000 veterans and family members have been interred at the cemetery, the busiest of its kind in the nation with an average of 12-14 burials occurring each day. |
