WILDWOOD – As it has been for several years now, the Official Wildwood Island Memorial Day Service will be held at American Legion Post No. 184 at Roberts and Atlantic Avenues across from the Rite Aid Drugstore on May 27. The service is hosted by the American Legion and the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #955 with special help coming from the Wildwood Police Department, the Wildwood Fire Department, the Wildwood Beach Patrol, the Wildwood Police Explorers Post, Boy Scout Troop #75, Cub Scout Pack #184, and joining us again this year is the Sightseer Tram Company.
Service will start promptly at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Retired Brigadier General Jeffrey Pierson. A Cape May County Freeholder is scheduled to speak, and other short observances will be made by various local Government, Law Enforcement, Fire Officials, and Military Organizations. In case of severe rain the service will be held inside. After the ceremony at the Post, there will be three short services at Memory Lane, the Vietnam Wall, and the Atlantic Ocean.
On May 25, 2013 at 8 p.m. the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. 955 and the American Legion Post #184, both of Wildwood, will be holding a candlelight vigil at the “Vietnam Memorial Wall” at Burk and Ocean Avenues in Wildwood.
All are invited and anyone wishing to honor a family member, loved one, or friend, contact Vince Deprinzio at 609-827-7062 or email Norman Marlin at nrmjr2003@yahoo.com.
There will also be a motorcycle procession from the town of Rio Grande to the Vietnam Wall as part of this event. Motorcycles are asked to meet in the parking lot behind the Rio Station to the right of the Rio Grande Wawa where we will be departing promptly at 7:15 p.m. for the ride to Wildwood.
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