Memorial Day observances set to go
The new Veterans Memorial that will be dedicated on Memorial Day at Bryn Zion Cemetery.
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Memorial Day in Cardington this year will have a double meaning.
The program. to be held in Glendale Cemetery on May 31 will include a rededication ceremony of the Civil War Monument. The event will begin with a parade that will step off at 1 p.m. from the American Legion Post Home on Park Avenue and proceed to the cemetery.
The parade will include a color guard made up of members of the American Legion Post 97, Squadron 97 of the Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary Unit 97. They will be followed by veterans, Civil War re-enactors, the Cardington-Lincoln High School marching band, village officials, a riderless horse, a bagpipe player and local fire, police and EMS vehicles.