SEWICKLEY BOROUGH

126TH MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

&

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS

MAY 26 - 29, 2017

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 26

WOLCOTT PARK Beaver & Broad Streets

FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY 7:00 P.M.

PATRIOTIC MUSIC 8:00 P.M.

CELEBRATION OF SERVICE FIREWORKS 9:00 P.M. OR WHEN DARK

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SATURDAY, MAY 27 MEMORIAL SERVICE AT

THE COAST GUARD STATION 11:00 A.M.

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SUNDAY, MAY 28 VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVICE

Sewickley United Methodist Church

337 Broad Street

11:00 A.M. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

MONDAY, MAY 29 126TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

10:00 A.M.

PROGRAM AT WOLCOTT PARK Immediately Following the Parade

PROGRAM AT SEWICKLEY CEMETERY Immediately Following the Program at Wolcott Park

Memorial Day is a sacred day to all veterans. America’s collective

consciousness demands that all citizens be reminded of the deaths of

their fellow countrymen during wartime. By honoring the nation’s war dead, we preserve their memory and thus their service and sacrifice.

The Sewickley Memorial Day Parade Committee, the Borough of Sewickley, and several organizations in the Sewickley area, are sponsoring Memorial Day events throughout the holiday weekend in remembrance and to honor those who gave their lives in service for our nation. The Sewickley Memorial Day Parade Committee and the Borough of Sewickley encourage you to participate in the many events detailed in this program.

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FRIDAY, MAY 26 WOLCOTT PARK

Beaver & Broad Streets FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY

7:00 P.M.

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Welcome

Pledge of Allegiance

”Ragged Old Flag”

“God Bless America”

“To The Colors” Bugle Call

Flag Retirement

“America the Beautiful”

“Star Spangled Banner”

Mayor Brian Jeffe

Bill Fluharty

John Tucci

Wally Beitsinger

Mayor Brian Jeffe

Ava Maha

When the United States flag becomes worn, torn, faded or badly soiled, it is

time to replace it with a new flag, and the old flag should be “retired” with all the dignity and respect befitting our nation’s flag. We are gathered here to

destroy these flags that have been deemed no longer serviceable.

PATRIOTIC MUSIC

WITH THE OHIO VALLEY MARCHING BAND

8:00 P.M.

CELEBRATION OF SERVICE

FIREWORKS

9:00 P.M. OR WHEN DARK

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FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS

Honorable Brian Jeffe, Mayor of Sewickley Borough

Kevin M. Flannery, Sewickley Borough Manager

Commander Charles Rosenfelder, VFW Post 5756

Commander Dominic Munizza, American Legion Post 4

Sonny Abercrombie, American Legion Post 4

Bill Fluharty, Past 32nd District Commander, American Legion

James “Pat” Maloney, American Legion Post 4

Ken Johns, Former Mayor of Sewickley Borough

Malachy Whalen, Former Mayor of Sewickley Borough

I. THE AMERICAN FLAG IS UNFOLDED.

II. MAYOR BRIAN JEFFE -

I am old glory; for more than 9 score years I have

been the banner of hope and freedom for generation

after generation of Americans. Born amid the first

flames of America’s fight for freedom, I am the symbol

of a country that has grown from a little group of 13

colonies to a united nation of 50 sovereign states.

Planted firmly on the high pinnacle of American Faith,

my gently fluttering folds have proved an inspiration to

untold millions. Men have followed me into battle with

unwavering courage. They have looked upon me as

a symbol of national unity. They have prayed that they and their fellow citizens

might continue to enjoy the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, which have

been granted to every American as the heritage of free men. So long as men

love liberty more than life itself, so long as they treasure the priceless privileges

bought with the blood of our forefathers; so long as the principles of truth, justice

and charity for all remain deeply rooted in human hearts, I shall continue to be

the enduring banner of the United States of America.

III. CUT STRIPES ONE AT A TIME, SAYING ONE STATEMENT WITH EACH STRIPE.

Our flag has been used so much, that it is no longer a fitting emblem to display, so we are respectfully burning it.

FIRST STRIPE: The 13 stripes stand for the original 13 colonies which are:

Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island,

New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Georgia, and New Jersey.

SECOND STRIPE: The white stands for purity.

THIRD STRIPE: The red stands for courage.

FLAG RETIREMENT

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FOURTH STRIPE: “Give me liberty or give me death.”

FIFTH STRIPE: “One if by land, two if by sea.”

SIXTH STRIPE: We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more per-

fect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common

defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to our-

selves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United

States of America.

SEVENTH STRIPE: We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created

equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. Among

these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

EIGHTH STRIPE: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli-

gion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

NINTH STRIPE: Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or press.

TENTH STRIPE: “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth to this continent a new nation.”

ELEVENTH STRIPE: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be

denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

TWELFTH STRIPE: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”

THIRTEENTH STRIPE: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Each state is being represented by a star on a field of blue, which signifies a new constellation being formed. As we place it in the fire, let it burn brightly and remind us how truly our flag represents our country.

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SATURDAY, MAY 27 11:00 A.M.

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE

COAST GUARD STATION

SENIOR CHIEF BOSIN MATE SHANE YONUSHONIS, OFFICER IN CHARGE —————————————————————————————–————————————————————————————

To attend the ceremonies, go to the Coast Guard dock at the end of McKown Road, off of Ohio River Blvd., in Glen Osborne Borough.

Welcome

Invocation

Guest Speaker

Laying of Wreath

Salute to the Dead

Taps

Benediction

Color Guards

Dominic Munizza

Post #4 American Legion Commander

Pastor Tom Burke, St. James

Captain Thomas M. Calabrese, U.S. Navy, Retired

Tyler Smith, BM3

Michael Grimm, FN

U.S. Marine Corps

Wally Beitsinger, Commander VFW 3372

Bob Steigerwald, Am. Legion Finance Officer

Pastor Tom Burke, St. James

Ohio Valley Marines, Am. Legion Posts #4 & 450 & Ladies Aux. Post #450

Music provided by the Sewickley United Methodist Church Bell Ringers

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SUNDAY, MAY 28 11:00 A.M.

VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVICE

Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad Street

Academy, graduating with distinction in 1984. His first submarine assignment was aboard USS DANIEL WEBSTER. Following this assignment, he returned to USNA, serving as a Company Officer.

After completing the Submarine Officer Advanced Course, Captain Calabrese was assigned as an Engineer Officer, participating in a Western Pacific deployment. Later he served as Director Of Academics, Enlisted Dept., at Nuclear Power School. Years later, he was an Executive Officer, completing a North Atlantic deployment. He then served as Prospective Executive Officer Instructor at Naval Submarine School.

Following his command tour, Captain Calabrese attended the National War College and earned a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy. He then completed a joint tour, serving as the Chief, Assessments Division, on the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff.

While Commanding Officer of USS FLORIDA, three Central Command Deployments were completed, he received a Navy Unit Commendation for offensive operations, was awarded the 2010 Squadron 16 Battle Efficiency “E”, and earned the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Retention Excellence Award.

His last active duty assignment was Commanding Officer, Naval ROTC Unit, Carnegie Mellon University.

Captain Calabrese retired from active duty in June 2014. He is currently an Advisor Engineer with Naval Nuclear Laboratory in Pittsburgh.

Guest Speaker Thomas M. Calabrese

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MONDAY, MAY 29 10:00 A.M.

126TH ANNUAL

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

PARADE ROUTE

All streets on the route will close approximately 1 hour before the parade.

Parking is not permitted on the streets along the parade route from 6:00 a.m. to noon on Monday to accommodate the parade. We thank you for your

cooperation, and hope you enjoy your time in the Borough of Sewickley.

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DIVISION I

Sewickley Police - Edgeworth Police

Local Veteran Assoc. Mass Colors

Sewickley Area Veterans

Vietnam Veterans

Parade Marshall William Boswell

1947 Military Jeep

Quaker Valley High School Band

Cochran Hose Company VFD

Red Knights Firefighters Motorcycle Club

Korean War Veterans of Western PA

Syria Shriners Band

Daughters of the American Revolution

Sewickley Mayor Brian Jeffe

Former Mayors of Sewickley

Memorial Day Parade Committee

Music By Rick Purcell

Ohio Valley Marines Detachment 882

Leetsdale Police

Leetsdale VFD

Magisterial District Judge Robert Ford

Sewickley Gulf War Veterans

Carnegie Mellon Pipes & Drums

Afghanistan & Irag War Veterans

Glen Oaks Girl Scouts

Ohio Valley Marching Band

St. James School

Aleppo VFD

U.S. Submarine Veterans

Seton Hill University Pipe Band

Edgeworth Mayor Gary Smith

Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts Troop 243

River City Brass Band

Going Home Greyhounds United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

DIVISION II

Keynote Speaker Mike Stevens

Military Vehicles

Cornell Raiders Marching Band

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Committee

Big Sewickley Creek VFD

Montessori Children’s Community

Shrine Legion of Honor

Quaker Valley Recreation Association

QVRA Midget Football Cheerleaders

Quaker Valley Softball & Baseball

Balmoral Pipes & Drums

Cub Scouts Pack 310

Syria Shriners Directors Staff

Sewickley Heights Police

Northgate Flames Marching Band

State Rep. Mark Mustio

Glen Osborne Mayor Barbara Carrier

Glen Osborne Council President Tom Huddleston Girl Scout Troop 52647 Syria Shriners Chanters

U. S. Rep. Keith Rothfus

Sewickley Academy & Antique Fire Truck & Cars

Ray Ryan’s New Orleans Riverside Band State Senator Guy Reschenthaler

Fair Oaks VFD

Rhema Christian School Rockettes

American Heritage Girls

Laurel Highlanders Pipe Band Allegheny Valley School

Lori Cirilano Sewickley United Methodist Church

Clocktower Ringers Sewickley Valley Cycles

Sewickley Police

Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority

PARADE FORMATION

Bill Boswell is the Mayor Emeritus of Glen Osborne, having served for 14 years on Borough Council and 16 years as Mayor, until 2014. He was an executive with the Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (CNG) for 22 years. Following CNG’s merger with Dominion, he became a partner with MGuireWoods, LLC, until opening a solo practice. In 2013, the American Bar Association named him Non-Profit Counsel of the Year.

Bill retired as a colonel in the USAF JAG Corps after 34 years of active and reserve service, and holds eight military decorations, including the Legion of Merit. He was named a Knight Grand Cross of the (Papal) Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre under Pope Benedict XVI, and is also an Officer of the UK’s Most Venerable Order of St. John under Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2008, Governor Ed Rendell awarded him the Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal, the Commonwealth’s highest civil decoration.

He was named Man of the Year by the Sewickley Herald in 2009. He is the co-founder of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park in Glen Osborne.

He received his JD from the University of Virginial School of Law in 1971, and is a diplomate of the National Defense University and the Air War College.

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Michael “Mike” D. Stevens entered the U.S. Navy attending basic training in San Diego in June 1983.

Mike attended Aviation Structural Mechanic Apprentice School in Millington, Tennessee, and his first duty assignment was with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 in Rota, Spain.

Mike was advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer in October 2002. He went on to complete a number of operational and Command Master Chief tours to include U.S. 2nd Fleet and served as the 16th Fleet Master Chief for Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

Mike’s academic achievements include a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College; Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government “Leadership in Crisis”; Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education; Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education; and the National Defense University Keystone course. He is an honor graduate and the recipient of the prestigious Peter Tomich Award for exceptional military excellence from the Senior Enlisted Academy.

Mike’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement Medal (six awards), the Coast Guard Achievement Medal with operational “O”, Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Insignia, and Enlisted Naval Aircrew Wings.

Mike became the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) September 28, 2012. He retired in September of 2016, after 33 years of Naval Service.

Keynote Speaker Michael D. Stevens

Parade Marshall

William Boswell

PROGRAM AT WOLCOTT PARK

Introduction

Invocation

“God Bless America”

Keynote Speaker

“God Bless The U.S.A.”

(Proud to be an American)

“Assembly”

“Retreat”

Placing of the Wreath

Salute to the Dead

“Taps”

“The National Anthem”

Honorable Brian Jeffe Mayor of Sewickley Borough

Rev. Russel Shuluga

Denise Powell

Mike Stevens, U.S. Navy, Retired Hurst Bartley

Music by Rick Purcell

Music by Rick Purcell

William Boswell, U.S. Air Force, Retired

Parade Marshall

Pat Maloney, Officer of the Day

Ohio Valley Marines

Music by Rick Purcell

Denise Powell

For further Memorial Day observances, there will be a ceremony at the Sewickley Cemetery immediately after the Wolcott Park Program. Bus transportation, from Wolcott Park to the

Cemetery is available. The Sewickley Memorial Day Parade Committee would like to thank the Quaker Valley School District for providing the bus transportation.

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PROGRAM AT SEWICKLEY CEMETERY

Welcome

Invocation

“Amazing Grace” Placing of the Wreaths

1. Revolutionary War

2. War of 1812 3. Mexican War

4. Civil War 5. Spanish American War

6. World War I

7. World War II 8. Korea

9. Vietnam 10. Gulf War

11. Iraq & Afghanistan War

Roll Call

Bell Ringer

Salute to the Dead “Taps”

Closing Remarks

Benediction

Hon. Brian Jeffe, Sewickley Borough Mayor

Rev. Russel Shuluga

Ava Maha Sewickley Valley Veterans & Auxiliary

Dominic Munizza, American Legion Post 4

Bryan O’Neill, Past Comdr. Post 4

Ohio Valley U.S.M.C. Detachment

Music by Rick Purcell Parade Marshall William Boswell

Keynote Speaker Michael Stevens

Rev. Russel Shuluga

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"Tuskegee Airmen" refers to the men and women, African-

Americans and Caucasians, who were involved in the

so-called "Tuskegee Experience", the Army Air

Corps program to train African Americans to fly and

maintain combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen included

pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and

support staff, instructors, and all the personnel who

kept the planes in the air.

After years of planning, researching, designing and fund-

raising, construction on the long-awaited Tuskegee Memorial

has been completed at Sewickley Cemetery. It was a long

road, one that begin in the early '90s, when “a group of

amateur historians from Sewickley, Pa., took the first step in

a long journey,” said Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Project

founder and chairman Regis Bobonis Sr. about the group

from the Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society that began

research on the airmen. Now, two decades later, they

have in place the largest outdoor memorial in the country. TUSKEGEE MEMORIAL

Sewickley Memorial Day Parade 1920

For additional Sewickley Memorial Day Weekend Events information, please

go into the Sewickley Borough Website at: www.sewickleyborough.org & Sewickley TV, Channel 765 on Comcast & Channel 38 on Verizon.

A Special Thanks to All of Our Parade Contributors

The Parade is funded solely by donations, and contributions are always accepted. Please send your donations to:

Sewickley Memorial Day Fund, P.O. Box 428, 601 Thorn St., Sewickley, PA 15143

The Sewickley Memorial Day Fund is a registered 501(c)3 Corporation.

MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE

Chairman Honorable Mayor Brian F. Jeffe

Vice-Chairmen Bill Fluharty, Past 32nd Dist. Cmdr., American Legion

Charles Rosenfelder, Cmdr., VFW Post 5756

Dominic Munizza, Cmdr., American Legion Post 4

Secretary Jonathan Maloney

Treasurer Patty Flaherty, Sewickley Borough Admin. Assistant

Officer of the Day James “Pat” Maloney, Secretary Emeritous

Distinguished Members

Canonneers

Malachy Whalen, Past Mayor of Sewickley Borough

Kevin M. Flannery, Sewickley Borough Manager,

Cliff Abercrombie, Sonny Abercrombie, Cliff Aleshire,

Bryan O’Neill, Cathy Susko, Scott Wendt

Jim Abercrombie & Bill Pluechel

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Sewickley Memorial Day Parade - 1950