Memorial Day Observances Across The Southern Tier

Memorial Day is not about summer, although somehow it has morphed into being so. It is about remembering and honoring military service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

My great Uncle Robert N. Exton was one of those. He died saving his unit at Guadalcanal during WWII. He is why I love service members and think they need to be honored more than just once a year. But Memorial Day will do. Please honor the fallen by going to an roll call, memorial service or parade. If it weren't for my great uncle and so many others, we would not be free.

Here are some events. Feel free to add more events in the comment section.

Town of Binghamton Memorial Day Parade
The Annual Town of Binghamton Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 26 at 10 am at the Fire Station in “downtown” Hawleyton and will proceed to the cemetery.

Montrose Memorial Day Parade
The Ayres Stone VFW Post #5642 is sponsoring the Memorial Day Parade on Monday May 26th at 10am with a service on The Green at 11am.

Susquehanna Memorial Day Parade and Memorial (Monday)
The parade begins at 11am and goes from Oakland, across the Veterans Memorial Bridge and down Main Street ending at the Memorial Wall. A short program
honoring the lost follows.

Village of Windsor Memorial Day Service and Parade (Monday)
The service to honor service members lost takes place at 8 am at Memorial Park. The parade takes place at 10:30 am at the Windsor Town Hall.

Horseheads Memorial Day Parade (Monday)
The Horseheads Memorial Day parade will start at 2pm at the Horseheads High School. Following the parade, there will be a chicken BBQ and open house at the Horseheads American Legion Post.

Tioga County Historical Society
The Tioga County Historical Society Museum will be open special hours May 26th in honor of Memorial Day. From 10am to 4pm, veterans will be eligible for a special drawing to win tickets to see Southerntiersmen and Rick Pedro in concert on June 17th. A special honor guard will be present at the museum to coincide with their Civil War exhibit, “For a New Birth of Freedom.”

Owego Memorial Day Parade
It steps off at 10:30 am at the Police Department. There will also be a wreath laying.

Corning Salute to Vets
There won’t be a Memorial Day parade in Corning this year, but Corning will host a salute to veterans celebration from 4pm-7pm at Denison Park. This event is open to the public.

Endicott Memorial Day Parade
The Endicott Memorial Day Parade will take kick off at 10:30 AM and proceed down Washington Avenue.  Services at the Veterans Memorial Park will follow the parade at 11am.

Bath Memorial Ceremony
The Bath VA Medical Center along with the Bath National Cemetery, will hold a public Memorial Day ceremony at 10 am in the cemetery with Mansfield University President and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Francis Hendricks as guest speaker. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to walk through the Bath National Cemetery following the ceremony.