HILLSDALE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM

Monday May 27, 2019

D-Day, June 6, 1944, The 75th Anniversary

PARADE ROUTE: G. G. WHITE SCHOOL,

Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast north on Magnolia Ave., west on
Holy Trinity Church 7:30AM Knickerbocker Ave., south on Broadway
First Responder Memorials: to Hillsdale Ave and into Veterans
Fire Dept. 9:00AM Memorial Park. Re-assemble around
Police Dept. 9:15AM roped area. In case of rain:
Ambulance Corps 9:30AM 3 blasts of siren at 8AM
Parade = NO PARADE —
Step Off:: 9:45 AM BUT:
Ceremony 10:45 AM The ceremony will be held in the G.G.
White School Cafetorium at 10:30AM.

Parade Marching Order

>>>> LINE OF MARCH <<<<
First Division - Aide: Anthony DeRosa Second Division – Aide: Rich Curran
Police Car Pascack Pi-oneers Robotics Team
American Legion Color Guard Hillsdale United Nursery School
Bergen Irish Pipe Band Sapienza Gardens Trustees
Veterans and Military Personnel Girl Scouts, Seniors, Cadets,
Grand Marshal - Nat Lucarello Juniors, Brownies, Daisy Troop
Deputy Gr. Marshal – Mike Gela River Vale Daisy Troop
Members American Legion – Float Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts
Patriot Brass Band Sports Associations
Police Color Guard PV Cheerleaders
2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Vintage Automobiles
Bergen County Sheriff Pascack Valley High School Band
Clergy
Mayor and Council Third Division – Aide: Chief Tom Kelley
Vintage Automobiles*
Ambulance Corps Freddie the Fire Truck
Westwood Elks Color Guard
Jim’s Gems Band Fire Department Members
Chief’s Car
Hillsdale Fire Apparatus

2019 Ceremony In Veterans Park

Welcome and Introductions . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .Mayor John Ruocco
Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pastor Brian Neville HUMC
National Anthem . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. Samantha Lagrossa
The Importance of D-Day . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .. . . . . .. . Commander Phil Langner
The New Hillsdale Veterans Memorial. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .Vice Commander Doug Frank
Introduction of Grand Marshal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Councilman Zoltan Horvath
Grand Marshal . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. .. . Nat Lucarello
Placing Of Wreaths For The Honored Dead. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .Community Organizations
Reading Of The Memorial Roster ..... . . . .. . . . . . Legionnaires Jim Gerbig/Kathy Maalouf
Rifle Salute To Those Honored . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .2nd Rhode Island Vol. Infantry
Taps/Echo .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . Boy Scouts
Raise Flags To Full Mast At 12:00 Noon .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Color Guard Captain
God Bless The USA . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Samantha Lagrossa
Introduce Poster and Essay Winners . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Vice Commander Joe Sgroi
Essay Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Reverse of Program
Everyone Sing "America The Beautiful" (Words On Back) . . . . . . . . . .. .Samantha Lagrossa
Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..Pastor Brian Neville HUMC
Raise Flags To Full Mast At 12:00 Noon . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .Color Guard Captain
Closing Comments . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. … . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Mayor John Ruocco
 Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Hillsdale NJ Veterans Monument

WWII WWI
Walter L. Irvine 12/26/42 Benjamin Klass 1/30/18
Thomas P. Lyons, Jr. 3/2/46 Albert Baker 9/27/18
Charles A. Macmillan 8/18/43
Leonard P. Gritman 7/7/43 Korea
Edwin L. Hills 4/10/44 Albert Rawson 4/25/53
Leonard L. Meyer 5/25/44
Robert Swenson 5/25/44 Vietnam
Charles R. Clark 6/15/44 Michael C. Roell 5/26/67
George A. Poor, Jr. 6/22/67
Robert Holensworth 6/19/44 Ernie Jon Elfenbein 10/6/67
Robert C. Greve 8/8/44 Edward M. Maher, Jr. 8/2/68
Harry S. Springer 9/28/44 Peter P. Murner,Jr. 8/26/68

2019 Poster and Essay Winners and Honorable Mention

Essays/Poems Winners Posters Winners
St. Johns 6th Steven Bagade St. Johns 4th Riley Marino
St. Johns 7th Rylie Smith Smith School 4th Varsha Tyagi
St. Johns 8th Brady Williams George White 5th Llaoly Coplin
George White 6th Brandan Babcock
George White 7th Leesung Dang Honorable Mention
George White 8th Grace Jansen St. Johns 4th John Chang
Smith School 4th Brady Babcock
Honorable Mention George White 5th Anselm Park
St. Johns 6th Brendan Cannon
St. Johns 7th Madeleine Sandt
St. Johns 8th Angelica Fiscella
George White 6th Skylar Corless
George White 8th Roderick Kennedy

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (Sing along)

O beautiful for spacious skies America America

For amber waves of grain God shed his grace on thee
For purple mountain majesties And crown thy good with brotherhood
Above the fruited plain From sea to shining sea.

Sponsors
Borough of Hillsdale, American Legion Post 162,
Inserra Shop Rite of Hillsdale, Demarest Farms, Sprinklez
The Committee sincerely thanks the sponsors, participating Hillsdale and
local organizations and all who participated - to make today a significant
day of REMEMBRANCE.

Flags Distributed Along Parade Route Donated by American Legion Post #162
*Before ceremonies, refreshments for parade youth marchers by Gazebo in park*