Pine Bush prepares for 75th Memorial Day Parade

By Trevor Eichler
Posted 5/17/22

The 75th annual Memorial Day Parade is set for Monday, May 30 in Pine Bush.

The parade kicks off at 9 a.m. at two different launch locations. All marches and on-foot participants will start at …

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Pine Bush prepares for 75th Memorial Day Parade

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The 75th annual Memorial Day Parade is set for Monday, May 30 in Pine Bush.

The parade kicks off at 9 a.m. at two different launch locations. All marches and on-foot participants will start at Crispell Middle School, and all wheeled vehicles will launch at Pine Bush High School.

All floats and people involved will be honoring the men and women who bravely fought, and continue to fight for the United States of America. Three organizations got together and planned the parade, and they include the Pine Bush American Legion Post 1308, the Catholic War Veterans Post 1937, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5492.

“This is going to be one of the biggest parades we’ve had in many years, and all of us are glad to be a part of it,” said Veteran Don Bruyn, member of the Pine Bush American Legion.

Each launch location will be packed with participants for the parade. The lineup at the middle school includes line dancers, Pine Bush little league baseball teams, the Boy Scouts of America, the Pine Bush Community Band, local young athletes, including all-star cheerleaders. Leading the way will be the Color Guard, formed with the fire department and police department. At the high school, onlookers will see army corps engineers driving military humvees, horses, tractors, and firetrucks.

There will also be refreshments with hotdogs and hamburgers throughout the day.

The proceeds gained throughout the day will go to a new monument at the town park in Pine Bush. All three organizations are involved with the construction of this new monument, which will honor veterans from around the area. Along with the monument, the organizations are also involved with the hometown hero banners on the light poles lining Main Street in Pine Bush. There will be 53 banners now in the Town of Crawford, all thanks to the support and donations by the community.

“We thought we were going to have maybe 20 banners by memorial day. Now we have 53 and we couldn’t have done it without the amazing community rallying together and helping us get these banners, honoring our heroes from the area,” explained Daniel Dambrozio, commander of the VFW post 1937.

Memorial Day T-shirts are currently for sale, also benefiting the new monument. Every Saturday from 9am to 1 pm, a few members from each Veteran organization will be outside of Valley Supreme Liquors on Rt. 52 selling these T-shirts. They will be available in gray and red colors and sizes for everyone.

“This parade, and the whole day in general, is so important for us Veterans,” said Bruyn. “Seeing everyone come together and working towards a special goal is really great to see. Our community is also a real help, and it’s amazing that they’re involved. I wouldn’t want it any other way.” said Don Bruyn.

The parade will take place rain or shine.