World War II veteran to lead Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade
Theme of 2016 march: Service, Valor, Sacrifice
One of the oldest Memorial Day parades in the country takes place right here in Brooklyn. And it’s still going strong.
The 149th Annual Kings County Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 30, in Bay Ridge, starting at 11 a.m.
Hon. Jerome D. Cohen, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice and a World War II veteran, is the parade’s grand marshal. The deputy grand marshals are Dr. Charles Hall, NYPD Dep. Insp. Ray Festino and singer Frankie Marra.
The theme for the parade is “Service, Valor, Sacrifice.”