26-05-2025
PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home holds Memorial Day ceremony
Veterans with the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home got a head start on Memorial Day Sunday afternoon, with a special ceremony at their home on East 3rd Street.
Dozens of veterans and their families gathered at the Soldiers' & Sailors' Home gazebo to commemorate Memorial Day.
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The event featured music from the Bayfront Brass, a missing man table ceremony from the McDowell High School JROTC and words from keynote speaker John Nygaard.
'Any time the community can come out and show their support, and let them know that their service hasn't been forgotten, and that we, on this holiday weekend, take that opportunity to thank those and their families for the soliders, sailors and airmen that gave their lives for our freedom,' said Ken Vybiral, volunteer resources coordinator for the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home.
Vybiral said the ceremony is Erie's longest continuous commemoration of Memorial Day.
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