World War II veteran leads Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade
Theme of 2016 March: Service, Valor, Sacrifice
One of the oldest Memorial Day parades in the country took place right here in Brooklyn.
The 149th Annual Kings County Memorial Day Parade was held on Monday, May 30, in Bay Ridge.
Hon. Jerome D. Cohen, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice and a World War II veteran, was the parade’s grand marshal. The deputy grand marshals were Dr. Charles Hall, NYPD Dep. Insp. Ray Festino and singer Frankie Marra.
The theme for the parade was “Service, Valor, Sacrifice.”