Shippensburg Memorial Day Ceremonies & Parade | May 31

The Joint Veterans Council of Shippensburg will hold the annual Memorial Day Ceremonies and Parade on Monday, May 31, 2021, to honor our fallen heroes.


Memorial Day Ceremonies:

Locust Grove Cemetery Ceremony, 10 AM
Spring Hill Cemetery Ceremony, 11 AM
Memorial Park Ceremony, 11:30 AM
Branch Bridge Ceremony, 1:15 PM

Shippensburg’s Memorial Day Parade

The parade will step off at 2 PM Monday, May 31, moving along King Street.  It begins at the corner of King and Prince streets and marches down King Street toward Morris Street.  The 2021 parade lineup is as follows:

Alley to Prince Street:

Shippensburg Police Department, Chief Meredith Dominick, and Shippensburg Mayor Kathy Coy (car)

Boy Scout Christian Flag

Boy Scouts carry the banner

American Legion Post 223 Minute Men Colors and Guard and Firing Squad

Honorary Parade Marshall Carl McVitty (car)

Vet Council Chaplain Jim Clever (car)

James W. McCartney American Legion Post 232 colors and guard

WW11 Veterans and Community Veteran’s  (Cars)

VFW Post 6168 and American Legion Post 223 auxiliary presidents (car)

PA Chapter of the United States Guard Association

USSVI TRI-STATE Base submarine veterans –Jeff Davidson

Tall Cedars    

Shippensburg Fair Queen              

Franklin County Fair Royalty  

King Street:   

Fire Fighters Marching Unit

West End Fire and Rescue and apparatus         

Vigilant Hose Company apparatus                   

CV Hose Company and apparatus          

Shippensburg Area EMS ambulance     

Antique firetruck- Bill Woosnam           

Parsons Interstate Ford Greg White 3 new vehicles

South Prince street:

Dance Academy

Franklin County 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club            

Boy Scouts and cub scouts 

North Prince Street:

Superstar Twirlers marching unit    

Shippensburg area Girl Scouts and Brownie marching unit           

Candy Kickers


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