Washington Co., WI – Neighbors across Washington County are being asked to stand and remove their hats when the U.S. flag passes at the start of Memorial Day parades on Monday, May 27, 2024.
The day, also called Decoration Day, is for observance in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars. Today’s 1924 history photo is of an American Legion parade.
The picture above was donated to the Kewaskum Historical Society by the James Andre family.
West Bend’s Memorial Day Parade steps off at 9:30 a.m. from Main Street and Oak Street.
Allenton will host a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26. CLICK HERE for details.
Hartford’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on Main Street and continues to Sawyer Park, where a program organized by Hartford VFW and American Legion Post 19 and United Vietnam Veterans of Hartford will take place at 11 a.m.
Newburg’s Memorial Day program of the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 448 starts at 1 p.m. at Freedom Park in Newburg.
Germantown will have a ceremony starting at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Germantown, on the corner of Freistadt and Park Avenue. Flag retirement will follow at the American Legion Post No. 1 across the street
Kewaskum – THE AMERICAN LEGION ROBERT G. ROMAINE POST 384 1538 Fond Du Lac Ave * PO Box 287
KEWASKUM, WI 53040 (262) 626-2420
POST 384 MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Monday, May 27, 2024 – 10 A.M. (parade starts at 9:30 @ H.S.)
Parade Grand Marshall Roger Strack
Master of Ceremonies and Welcome Mike Paul – Past Commander
Pledge of Allegiance Everyone
National Anthem Kewaskum High School Band
Invocation Chaplain Mike Koepke
Memorial Day Address Chucker Dreher
Military Branch Theme Songs Kewaskum High School Band
Gettysburg Address Alexi Butzlaff
In Flanders Fields Aaron Szuter
Honoring of War Dead
Civil War World War I World War II Korea Vietnam
John Altenhofen, James Aupperle, Robert Romaine, Allen Mertes, E. James Fickler, Wellington Dony, William Schneider, Raymond Buddenhagen, Raymond Rosbeck, Charles Dreher, John Felton, John Peterman, Delbert Backhaus, Hillary Justman, Clifford Bales, Tobias Haug, Gregory Hilmes, Lester Kuehl, James Manthei, Peter Kuhn, Walter Werner, Andreas Lang, Walter Kohn, Henry Roor, Lester Uelman, Frank Schmidt, Sylvester Harter, Peter Schmidt, Robert Rosenheimer, William Southwick, Anton Trautman, Henry White, Fredrick Winter, Wilhelm Ramthun
Placing of the Wreath Grand Marshall
Benediction Chaplain Mike Koepke
Salute to the Dead Legion Honor Guard – Sgt-at-Arms Paul Fellenz
Taps Zoe Heiser
Poppy Poster Contest Winners Gwen Dreher
Dismissal Post Commander Jim Dorn
Slinger’s parade steps off at 10 a.m. from Kettle Moraine and Buchanan Streets and will march from the VFW to Union Cemetery. There’s a short program and then back to VFW for the brat fry.
Saukville’s parade starts at 9 a.m. The route is S. Main St. at Rebel Rd. with a ceremony to follow at Veteran’s Park at Highway 33, S Mill Street, and S. Main Street.
