MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEWS RELEASE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lt. Col. James Garcia at 609-530-6939 office/609-847-6093 cell
or Kryn P. Westhoven at 609-530-6950 office/609-902-1758 cell
(22 May, 2008)
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Media Advisory
Governor Corzine Attends Memorial Day Ceremony At State Veterans Cemetery
WHO: Governor Jon S. Corzine; Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General; senior military and veterans leaders; members of dozens of veterans' organizations
WHAT: State Memorial Day Ceremony
WHEN: Saturday, May 24, parade at 10:30 a.m., ceremony to follow at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown (Arneytown), 08562
Details: The annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremonies will begin with a parade of color guards from various veterans organizations led by the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Joint Honor Guard. Governor Corzine and Maj. Gen. Rieth will be the key speakers. Other highlights include the 63rd Army Band, a fly-over of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard; a 21-gun salute; and the presentation of memorial wreaths by representatives of more than 30 veteran and service organizations.
The Brig. Gen. William
C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery is New Jersey's sole state-operated
veterans' cemetery. Dedicated in 1986, it is managed by the New
Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The Doyle Cemetery
is the busiest state veteran cemetery in the nation, averaging 2,750 interments
each year. It is the final resting place for over 41,300 veterans
and family members, including ten from the current conflict. For
more information on the cemetery, go to www.state.nj.us/military/cemetery/index.html |
