Memorial Day events will pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Memorial Day, a time to commemorate those who lost their lives while in military service to the United States, will be observed Monday.
The following services will be held in the area:
• Patriot Park Foundation will hold a ceremony at 6 p.m. Sunday at Patriot Park, 6150 Lincoln Highway, Stoystown.
Keynote speaker will be Col. Douglas R. Lengenfelder, U.S. Air Force, retired.
There will be a storyboard dedicated in honor of the Cambria County fallen.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at Camp Allegheny, 100 Camp Allegheny Drive, Stoystown.
• Westmont Borough's annual Memorial Day bicycle contest and parade will begin with a lineup at 7:30 a.m. Monday at West Hills Regional Fire Department, 1000 Luzerne St.
A service will be held at 9 a.m. at Grandview Cemetery, 801 Millcreek Road. The guest speaker will be Cambria County President Commissioner Scott Hunt.
Music will be provided by the Johnstown Symphony Chorus.
• Ashville VFW Post 4315 will hold a parade at 9 a.m. Monday. It will feature veterans, the McConnell family band, Boy Scout troops, sports teams and vintage cars and tractors.
A ceremony at 9:40 a.m. will follow the parade.
A veterans meal will be offered at 2 p.m. at Ashville VFW, 158 Main St.
• A parade will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in downtown Ebensburg. Following the parade, a ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Veterans Park of Cambria County, 201 N. Center St.
Keynote speaker will be Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate Lt. Todd J. Koenig, U.S. Navy SEAL.
In the case of inclement weather, the parade will not be held and the ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Ebensburg Presbyterian Church, 200 N. Center St.
• Services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Veterans Memorial, 468 Theatre Road. Attendees will proceed at 10:30 a.m. to Bakerton/Elmora Veterans Memorial, and activities will conclude at 11 a.m. at Carrolltown American Legion Memorial.
• Sandyvale Memorial Day Ceremony and Celebration will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Sandyvale Memorial Garden and Conservancy, 80 Hickory St. in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown.
Keynote speaker will be Col. Jeff Pounding, U.S. Army Special Forces, retired.
The ceremony will feature military units, Marine Corps League, Scouts, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Mary Campbell Ladies Auxiliary No. 16, American Legion Post 294 Johnstown Ritual Team and Civil War re-enactors, as well as wreath presentations and musical selections.
There will be a special tribute to the 160th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
A celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will feature an antique and classic car and motorcycle cruise, food, children's activities, a plant sale in the greenhouse and music on the greenhouse patio.
The event will be held rain or shine, and admission is free.
• A parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday in Windber Borough with a service to follow at Windber Veterans Park, Jefferson Avenue.
The guest speaker will be Capt. W. Roger Randolph III, who is assigned as the battalion chaplain for the 130rd Engineer Battalion at Fort Mifflin.
Windber American Legion Post 137, 312 14th St., will sponsor a breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m., and Windber VFW Post 4795, 1420 Graham Ave., will sponsor a lunch following the service. Both meals are free for veterans and their family members.
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