MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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Kryn P. Westhoven at 609-530-6950/Cell 609-902-1758

WHO: Governor Jon S. Corzine, Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, senior military and veteran's leaders will join dozens of veterans' organizations to honor our nations fallen service members at the State Memorial Day Ceremony.

 

WHEN: Saturday, May 23, 10 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 21-gun salute; and the presentation of memorial wreaths by representatives of more than 30 veteran and service organizations who will parade to the Memorial Walkway area.

 

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 43,000 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.