SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s annual Memorial Day ceremony will take place on Monday, May 30, 10:00 a.m., at Sea Isle’s beautiful Veterans Park, Landis Avenue and JFK Boulevard (also known as Veterans Boulevard). Veterans Park, which was fully renovated in 2010, now has a new flame on top of its memorial fountain, a large colonnade, new landscaping and stone walls that serve as benches.
Many local veterans will participate in Sea Isle’s Memorial Day ceremony, including the color guard from VFW Post 1963 and other veterans representing the individual wars fought during the past century. There will also be a number of special guests in attendance from Sea Isle City and Cape May County, such as local religious leaders, elected officials and other notable figures.
Following the Memorial Day services at Veterans Park, the members of Sea Isle City’s Boy Scout Troop 76 will lead a procession to the beach at JFK Boulevard, where they will hand-over floral wreaths to members of the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol, who will then row the flowers beyond the breakers and set them adrift at sea in honor of the many lives lost during American naval battles.
According to VFW Post 1963 Commander Charles Haines, there is good reason why the annual ceremony attracts many spectators.
“The crowds attending Sea Isle’s Memorial Day service have been increasing in recent years, which makes me and all of our local veterans feel good – and it strengthens my faith in America, especially when there’s so much else going on in our country,” said Haines. “I think we have the best Memorial Day ceremony in Cape May County. There are always many members of our VFW in attendance – men and women alike – and the spectators who attend are clearly patriotic. Many local people have friends or family members who have served in the military, so we try to make the ceremony as special as possible.”
To learn more about Sea Isle City’s 2011 Memorial Day services, phone (609) 263-4461 (ext. 245) or email
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