Five (5) graveside services on Memorial Day. The final service before the parade is held at the new Veterans Memorial Park on North Main Street.
One of the largest Memorial Day parades in Central New York, the Parade of Bands has more than ten (10) bands, including the Jordan-Elbridge Marching Eagles, veterans, fire trucks, police cars, floats, marching units, antique cars & tractors, and much, much more. Parade entires for the 2007 Parade of Bands are now being accepted.
Immediately after the Parade of Bands is the Massing of the Bagpipes (North Main Street). Big old bagpipe parade. It's hair-raising to have that wall of bagpipe and drum music coming at you, washing right over the top of you, and creating a vortex of sound that can actually create a breeze substantial enough to raise a few kilts! Check out the schedule at http://www.jordanny.com/ .
We're told Jordan has had a Memorial Day Parade since the late 1800's.
Ken Bush, Chairman of the Memorial Day Committee does a magnificant job providing Jordanites and Central New Yorkers an awesome Memorial Day.
First and foremost is to remember all victims of past wars, but also to take the opportunity to reflect on those affected by more recent wars.
Memorial Day - Jordan, NY 13080
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We're getting confused.
When posting a new comment could we try to post it under the most recent post? A post being what JordanNY writes (the most recent post at this point is Memorial Day memories...).
When we have a bunch of people posting comments it might be impossible for us to keep up with them as far as posting a new comment notice. Your thoughts or suggestions?
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That's a great idea, posting to the latest entry will make it less likely for anything to be overlooked by all.
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
I find it a source of pride that Jordan has such a long tradition of celebrating Memorial Day honoring those whose sacrifices make it possible for the rest of us to be here today. Waterloo N.Y., not far from Jordan, was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, even though it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings in villages and towns in the area with people gathering to honor those who gave their lives in war and decorating their graves with bouquets of flowers. I suspect that Jordan was one of the locations included in the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868.
Thank you Ken Bush and your staff for continuing such a needed tradition for Jordanites wherever we are.
On Memorial Day my wife and I attend services at Willamette National Cemetery, where my father Ed is buried and I am reminded of the War Memorial there in Jordan where we boy scouts would proudly raise the flag daily.
Maureen,
Maybe you could ask everyone to update the "new post" entry with what posts they updated whenever they leave comments. It would only take an extra minute or so.
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