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Memorial day Parade and Ceremony Mark Anniversaries<br />
by Anastasia Ealey<br />
Brecksville remembered its veterans<br />
and marked two important anniversaries<br />
at the annual Memorial Day Parade and<br />
Ceremony on May 30.<br />
Not only did these celebrations mark<br />
the city’s Bicentennial year, but also the<br />
150th anniversary of the Civil War. The<br />
parade began around 11 a.m., kicking<br />
off from City Hall and continuing along<br />
routes 21 and 82, ending at the Highland<br />
Drive Cemetery, where a memorial ceremony<br />
took place. The parade included<br />
the Brecksville-Broadview Heights High<br />
School Marching Band, many local Boy<br />
and Girl Scout troops, a group of American<br />
Revolution re-enactors and more.<br />
Mayor Jerry Hruby led the memorial<br />
ceremony, stating that it was a special<br />
day and that this year’s crowd was larger<br />
than usual.<br />
“Today is the largest crowd I can remember<br />
at the Memorial Day Ceremony<br />
since I’ve been leading them,” he said.<br />
“Today we reflect on those who gave their<br />
lives to protect our freedom. 150 years<br />
ago, many left their homes to fight in the<br />
Civil War, for a union that was divided yet<br />
united by that war. Brecksville sent 100<br />
soldiers to fight in it, nearly half of the<br />
voting population at the time.”<br />
The Brecksville Police Honor Guard<br />
raised the American flag, and WWII veterans<br />
Benjamin Jeremiah and Homer Farr<br />
led the Pledge of Allegiance. U.S. Senator<br />
Rob Portman gave the address, noting the<br />
solemnity of the occasion.<br />
“We meet here today on sacred ground,”<br />
he said. “Veterans are buried here from<br />
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the Civil War and<br />
every war since. There<br />
are 330,000 veterans<br />
in Northeast Ohio<br />
whom we thank today.<br />
We thank them,<br />
not just for their sacrifices,<br />
but to commit<br />
to our promise to<br />
support them.”<br />
After the address<br />
was a Call to Colors<br />
and Roll Call of<br />
Wars, during which<br />
an American flag was<br />
planted around the<br />
base of the flagpole to<br />
represent each war in<br />
America’s history.<br />
Brecksville Police<br />
officer Joseph Grzelak<br />
played a bagpipes solo<br />
of “Amazing Grace,”<br />
and the American<br />
Legion Excelsior Post<br />
196 fired a rifle salute.<br />
In his closing rem<br />
a r k s , H r u b y<br />
summed up the occasion<br />
and requested<br />
that the thoughts and<br />
prayers of the attendees<br />
be with the veterans<br />
and those who<br />
still serve.<br />
“We pray God does bless America, and<br />
grant glory to our veterans. Today we<br />
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The Brecksville <strong>Magazine</strong>, July 2011<br />
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